Hourly Childcare Interventionist - New Leaf
Washington County Mental Health Services
- Barre, VT
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of child growth and development, social and emotional development, and the potential impact of relationships and environmental factors.
- Adhere to the family-centered, strengths-based and outcomes-based philosophy and practice of the New Leaf Family Center.
- Be knowledgeable about typical and atypical child development and ways that development is likely to be impacted by stress or trauma.
- Assist in the planning and implementing of a program/curriculum that meets the developmental, emotional, physical, intellectual, needs of both individual children and the group.
- Incorporate “Responsive Teaching Curriculum” into the program to support children and their families.
- Model and engage in age-appropriate, communication, behavior and active play with children to contribute to a positive, healthy, safe, and productive work environment.
- Maintain the needs of children as the primary focus.
- Take responsibility for own participation as a team member.
- Follow all the behavioral and crisis plans for individual children and the group.
- Record behavior in an accurate, detailed and timely manner.
- Provide verbal information to parents regarding their children in a positive manner.
- Be willing to learn crisis de-escalation and passive restraint techniques.
- Participate in required professional development trainings, including Handle With Care, First Aid and Infant/Child CPR certification.
- Assist team in facilitating and/or implementing of monthly parent meetings.
- Understand, implement and comply with WCMHS policies and procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times as established in WCMHS policies.
- Complete all agency-required documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
- Document professional trainings and keep professional folder up-to-date.
- Attend weekly staff meetings at New Leaf as required.
- Have the ability to be flexible to maintain programmatic requirements to meet staffing ratios.
- Maintain consistency in attendance of the daily schedule.
- Follow supervision directives and other responsibilities as assigned by the New Leaf Clinician.
- Provide client transportation as determined by child’s treatment team. Staff is responsible for carrying adequate insurance coverage.
- Provide other duties/responsibilities as assigned.
- Equivalent of 2 years early childhood experience
- Experience working with emotionally challenged children preferred.
- Familiarity with and commitment to New Leaf Family Center philosophy and goals.
- Willingness to pursue professional development related to program goals.
- Able to safely lift and carry 50 lbs.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, excellent driving record and access to a safe, reliable adequately insured vehicle is required.