Martha Eliot Health Center is hiring a Full-time Clinician

Martha Eliot Health Center is hiring a full-time Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Clinician for Project LAUNCH. LAUNCH is a federally funded grant program which provides preventive mental health and family strengthening services to families with children birth—eight years old in the pediatric department at Martha Eliot Health Center.

Responsibilities include: family engagement; psychosocial assessment of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in their natural environments; short-term counseling; facilitation of community referrals; and parent/teacher/provider early childhood MH consultation. In partnership with other team members, the clinician is also responsible for participation in city-wide grant processes including development of best practices for ECMH in a pediatric setting.

Flexibility and ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment essential. Excellent communication and consultation skills necessary. Willingness to perform home visits and other outreach visits necessary. Experience in pediatric setting preferred. For Social Workers, LCSW required, LICSW preferred. Bilingual/bicultural candidates strongly preferred.

This is a grant-funded position through 2014. Interested candidates may apply via the Children’s Hospital Boston website. Please contact emily.fischer@childrens.harvard.edu for more information.