• Job Description

  Req#: CHILD005771

  Make a Real Difference at Easterseals PORT Health
  Are you passionate about helping families and young children? Easterseals PORT Health is looking for a caring and qualified Child First Mental Health and Developmental Clinician to join our team in Morehead City, NC. In this role, you’ll provide home-based support to families, helping strengthen caregiver-child relationships and support healthy emotional and developmental growth.

  Pay Range:

  • $56,000 – $62,000 per year (based on experience)
  • Sign-On Bonus: $2,000

  How You’ll Benefit:

  Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. We offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions.

  Our benefits include:

  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits + an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
  • Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, when needed.

  What You’ll Do:

  • Deliver home-based psychotherapeutic interventions to children ages 0–5 and their caregivers using Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and other relational, trauma-informed modalities.
  • Partner with a Family Resource Partner to engage families referred to the Child First program.
  • Conduct family assessments and develop individualized Child and Family Plans of Care.
  • Help caregivers understand and respond to their child’s developmental and emotional needs.
  • Provide consultation to early childhood education providers and participate in reflective supervision.
  • Document clinical services, maintain records for accountability, and participate in ongoing training.

  What We’re Looking For:

  • Master’s or Doctoral degree in a mental health field (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, LCMHC, Clinical Psychologist).
  • Active full or provisional license in North Carolina is required.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience providing therapy to young children and families, including play therapy or dyadic/parent-child models.
  • Training or familiarity with Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is highly valued.
  • Strong understanding of attachment theory, early childhood development, and the impact of trauma.
  • Ability to work independently in home-based and community settings.
  • Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance.

  About Easterseals PORT Health

  Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

  Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

  We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive Culture, Different Voices, Embracing Potential, Authentic Self & Learning & Growing (IDEAL) organization.

  Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!

  Equal Opportunity Employer
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• About the company

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