Child First Mental Health And Developmental Clinician at Easterseals PORT Health

Overview

At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), our mission is rooted in empowering individuals and strengthening communities. We are seeking a passionate Child First Clinician to provide supportive, family-centered care for children and families impacted by mental health challenges in Carteret and surrounding Counties , NC. This isn’t just a job — you will be influencing change and shaping futures in our shared mission of helping people reach their full potential.

Your Role in Our Mission The Child First Clinician partners with a Family Resource Partner to engage families who are referred to the Child First home-based intervention. Child First’s primary goal is to strengthen the caregiver-child relationship so that it serves both as a protective buffer to unavoidable stress and directly facilitates the child’s emotional, language, and cognitive growth. The Clinician uses trauma-informed CPP, a relationship-based, dyadic, parent-child treatment model, which focuses on the primary attachment relationships of the young child.

Why Join Us? As a part of our mission, we help our team members embrace their potential, build resilience, and thrive! You will benefit from ongoing professional growth and development as you work alongside leaders of clinical excellence in mental health and substance use services that care about your success.

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• Competitive salary: $60,000 to $69,000 for this full-time exempt position Generous paid time off and paid holidays Full

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• Life and Disability Insurance(company paid) 403(b) Retirement Plan Employee Assistance Program and legal services support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer Mileage reimbursement for all business travel.
• Training provided on the Child First Model and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Supervision for licensure What We’re Looking For To join our team, you must provide Child First home-based psychotherapeutic intervention with young children and their caregivers using relational, dyadic psychotherapy (CPP) and other modalities.
• We also require: Full or provisional license as an LCSW (A), LPC/LCMHC (A) or LMFT (A) – REQUIRED Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years).
• Valid driver’s license, good driving record and current auto insurance.
• Ready to Apply?
• Join a team where work isn’t just something you do — it’s a purpose.
• Bring your expertise to a mission that matters.
• Apply now at www.eastersealsPORT.com or send your resume to recruiter@eastersealsPORT.com. **Voted Raleigh’s Best Nonprofit Organization and Raleigh’s Best Mental Health Services two years in a row!** About Easterseals PORT Health Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy and compassionate partner, providing exceptional services in disability, mental health, and substance use to help our neighbors live their best lives.
• Purpose, dedication, and empathy drive our in-person and telehealth service delivery.
• Our 2,600-member team provides more than 10.2 million hours of meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults, and families in 11,000 home, facility, and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.
• Easterseals PORT Health is an Inclusive Culture, Different Voices, Embracing Potential, Authentic Self, and Learning and Growing (IDEAL) organization.
• Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!