Getting Ready for School
The first eight years of life are crucial to academic success. During those eight years, how a child learns and develops mentally, emotionally, and socially is critical. Our program provides support for children, families, and early childhood educators to build school readiness and social-emotional skills through a variety of services and settings:

• Consultation: Providing parent and teacher consultation within the classroom setting to strengthen skills in preparing young children for school.
• Early Intervention: Providing individualized therapeutic services to young children and families for strengthening healthy social and emotional development.

Disparities in School Discipline
Suspensions start early. Disparities in discipline and school treatment begin from the first day of class, even in kindergarten and pre-kindergarten settings. African American children represent only 18% of preschool enrollment, yet they account for over 40% of all preschool students suspended at least once. Recent research demonstrates that early identification of mental health and behavior issues and intervention can have a significant impact on the outcomes for young children, decreasing behavior problems in later childhood and adolescence.

The Solution: Early Childhood Mental Health
By working with preschool-age children, their families, and childhood education staff, we engage in early intervention and prevention while providing a continuity of care and services for children throughout their educational years.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Must haveknowledge of and experience working with trauma, and an understanding of the impact trauma has on the physical and emotional development of young children. Knowledge of early development and experience with assessment of young children’s social emotional and developmental needs. Demonstrated understanding of the concepts underlying young children’s social-emotional development, such as attachment, separation, and the ways in which relationships shape development. Must haveunderstanding of the ECE culture and community, the OUSD school system and RCEB services, as well as a working knowledge of community resources and the ability to make appropriate referrals. Must be competent in working with people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, have sensitivity to the community’s attitudes and strengths, and have the ability to manage difficult or emotional situations. High degree of professionalism with excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting, and ability to integrate mental health activities and philosophies into group settings.

*24 hours per week; specific hours to be determined, but must be Monday thru Friday between 8am - 4pm.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Masters degree (MSW/MFT) or Doctorate degree (Ph.D/Psy.D) in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field.
• Prior experience working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, preferably in a school-based setting.
• Prior clinical experience working with young children (birth-five years) and families strongly preferred.
• Experience providing mental health consultation within child care setting preferred.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English or Cantonese/English strongly preferred, but not required.
• Intermediate proficiency of MS Word.

Benefits:

• Salary: $33.75 hourly; Spanish/English Bilingual Skills: Up to an additional $2.50 hourly (contingent upon results of language proficiency test)
• Time Off: 12 vacation days, 10.8 sick days and 6 holidays (pro-rated from full time); Vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment
• Benefits: medical, dental and vision with 90-95% employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50% for dependents. Additional Benefits include flexible spending accounts (FSA), life insurance, disability insurance, commuter benefits, retirement & pension plans.
• Supervision: Weekly individual and group supervision.
• Affinity Groups, Equity Teams and Advocacy: we currently have an Employee Equity Council, a Management Equity Team, eight staff-run Affinity Groups, and Advocacy Groups focusing on immigrant needs, housing stability & reimagining public safety.
• Self Care: We encourage and support self-care for all employees so that staff are able to sustain themselves in this work and better serve our families. Staff create self-care plans and receive funding they can use each year towards those plans. Employees also have paid time away for self-care each week.
• Professional Development/Training: Each year, employees can be reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees, as well as for professional development opportunities.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit approved site. Staff are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Top Bay Area Workplace 2021 and 2022

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $33.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oakland, CA 94607: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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