Employee Development Specialist jobs in Pittsfield, MA

The Winston Prouty Center is seeking a Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist for our Children’s Integrated Services (CIS) team. This person partners with families and early learning programs to support children in developing positive behavior and social-emotional skills and to help create environments necessary for learning those skills.

The Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist is a member of the CIS Early Childhood Family Mental Health (ECFMH) Team, which includes clinicians from HCRS who are part of Children’s Integrated Services (CIS). This team works with families and children up to age 6 as well as early learning programs to support social emotional development. Services include direct work with children and families at home and school and coaching for individual classrooms and programs around implementing the Pyramid Model approach.

• Serve as a member of the ECFMH Team, which includes Winston Prouty Center Programs, the supervisory unions and the early childhood community programs.
• Attend and participate in Staff, Core and Regional Advisory Team meetings, other training and meetings as required, as representative of the WPC and CIS programs.
• Provide consultation and behavior support services to children and families in the child’s natural setting.
• Provide support to teachers and child care providers working directly with children on One Plan goals.
• Work with early educators and administrators in coordinating and delivering services to families.
• Model family-centered practice.
• Provide data on children and families as determined by federal and state guidelines, including Medicaid billing.
• Participate in outreach and education activities community agencies, programs and organizations, to facilitate the referral process and to develop collaborative relationships with community resources.
• Attend statewide support and training meetings of Children’s Integrated Services

• Bachelors degree in early childhood education, social work, counseling, psychology or related field required
• Two year's experience working in the field
• Knowledge of the Pyramid Model/Early Multi-Tiered Systems of Support preferred, training available.

• Paid Holidays & Time Off
• Retirement plan match
• Professional Development
• Tuition discount for staff members’ children
• Supplemental health, vision, dental and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Contribution towards Health Insurance premium
• Vision Insurance
• Short-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment
• Dental Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (depending on health insurance plan)