Senior Engagement Specialist

Posted Friday, August 22, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM

Summary

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC's most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year .

The ECMH, Program is an infant and early childhood mental health program focusing on the relationships between young children and their adult caregivers. Diversity-informed services are provided to a multicultural population of children, families and professionals throughout Queens. Clinical services include assessment and dyadic intervention offered throughout our community based clinics.

JOB DUTIES :

• Provide indirect services and lead family based care in the perinatal period where the parents have or are at risk of developing mental health difficulties and where these are likely to impact on their infant's emotional development.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of families who are referred for additional support including assessing the needs of partners / fathers.
• Initiate and lead Perinatal and Infant Mental Health projects, trainings and workshops.
• Provide evidence based consultation, support and training to colleagues to develop their skills in critical thinking, reflective practice and knowledge about Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and the importance of whole family engagement.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure appropriate mental health risk assessments are developed and implemented in accordance with the latest national guidelines.
• Act as an advocate for parents and their infants with perinatal mental health difficulties to ensure they receive active and effective care.
• Developing / implementing the family support and strengthening component of the family's plan of care. Fully adhering to the CCNY and partner Hospital's protocols and procedures, such as referrals, appointments, communications, utilization of medical records, sharing of information, liability safeguards, ethics, etc.
• Prepare reports, correspondence, referral and other materials for community agencies, schools, and others as needed.
• Ensure evidence based clinical assessments are made in a timely and appropriate manner when either or both parents are suffering from mental health difficulties, or are at risk of developing them.
• QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated understanding of infant and early childhood mental health.

Education and Experience

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