Health Services Manager - Mental Health and Disabilities

Job Description

Job DescriptionSalary: $46,478/yr

Community Services for Childrenis seeking a Health Services Manager Mental Health and Disabilities to join our team and make a difference in the lives of children and their families. The Health Services Manager will be responsible for managing and implementing health, mental health, and disability services in the program that strengthens the health and well-being of children and families enrolled in Head Start, Early Head Start, and Pre-K Counts. This role also ensures compliance to the Performance Standards, NAEYC, Middle States as well as the mission, vision, and philosophy of the agency. The Health Services Manager is the point-of-contact for service providers and community resources for mental health and disabilities services. This role supervises the Learning Support Specialists and reports to the Assistant Director of Child Health Services.

Work Environment:We are a large, well-established, high performing organization located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Selected as a 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Top Workplace, CSC is a leader in early childhood education. We work together to prepare young children and their families to succeed in learning - and life! Our culture encourages a growth mindset and promotes work/life balance - offering generous paid time off packages and comprehensive benefits.

Newly hired staff members will receive a $1000 net monetary incentive upon completion of probation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Acts as an integral member of the Health team, Health Services Advisory Committee, and other community mental health and disabilities committees.
• Provides reflective supervision and training for Learning Support Specialists, staff development, and continuing coaching, training, and observation.
• Provides expertise and guidance to staff in the utilization of current computer software to monitor and track comprehensive mental health and disability needs, and management support in a variety of settings to include traveling to off-site locations.
• Maintains CPR and First Aid Instructor Certification. Provides CPR and First Aid training, certification and recertification courses for staff.
• Provides education and leadership in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team for the promotion of safety and a classroom connection, utilizing Conscious Discipline and Head Start/Early Head Start best practices.
• Provides trauma-informed, social, emotional, and/or behavior strategies and recommendations, with pertinent staff and families to improve the mental health climate of the classroom and/or program to increase social emotional development.
• Provides comprehensive mental health and disabilities guidance and training to staff and families in addition to providing, tracking, and monitoring educational resources and referral information.
• Works with and builds professional relationships with community agencies and providers to assure each child has current IEP, mental health records, and current service providers.
• In response to crisis or traumatic events, will provide support to the multidisciplinary team in collaboration with the mental health professional.
• Provides input and feedback on the creation and implementation of all health instructions and procedures.
• Serves as the point-of-contact for IU and outside service providers; schedules and attends meetings as part of the multi-disciplinary team as needed, collects and organizes the required clearances for outside providers.
• Assists with OAE hearing and vision screenings as needed.
• Stay abreast of all special education laws and civil rights laws, and the implications of these laws for Head Start programs; provide this information to staff.
• Monitors, tracks, documents and ensures follow-up treatment to all health, mental health, and disability concerns ex. IEPs, service providers, IUs, mental health diagnoses.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or Special Education; Masters preferred. At least three years of early childhood development, mental and disabilities services knowledge.
• Strong relationship skills and commitment to promoting mental health, special education, and classroom connection.
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and in speaking.
• Strong analytical, organization, problem solving, and planning skills.
• Ability to use technology for tracking, reporting, and monitoring systems.
• Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 20lbs in order to assist children as needed and to move equipment and materials.
• Valid driver license, car insurance, and full-time use of vehicle.
• Spanish bi-lingual, bi-cultural a plus.

Benefits:

• Part Year: 6-8 weeks off over the summer (generally follows a school year calendar)
• Paid leave for sick and personal days
• Paid holidays
• Low cost/rich benefits
• Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan