Resource Consultant

**RESOURCE CONSULTANT**

**EarlyON**

**Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)**

**File #23-015**

EveryMind Mental Health Services (formerly Peel Children’s Centre) is looking for a highly-skilled, experienced, and enthusiastic, full-time early childhood Resource Consultant for their EarlyON program.

**_EveryMind _**is an accredited child and youth mental health organization that provides a continuum of high-quality mental health services for children, youth and their families who are experiencing or are at risk of experiencing mental health, social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges. Our services are provided in a dynamic, client-centered environment that values respect and inclusion, collaboration, learning, innovation, and accountability.

**_ The EarlyON Child Development Supports Service (CDS)_** is a special need resourcing model providing support to families and staff at all EarlyON locations in Peel. This includes identifying, planning, and implementing the delivery of resources and supports to provide early identification services to both families and EarlyON staff which will allow:

- families to access general child development information and strategies through informal discussions and/or consultations; and
- EarlyON staff to access a resource to help guide their responses to families’ questions enhancing their ability to connect families to specialized services and to partner with in the planning of inclusive programs.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Clinical Services, the Resource Consultant is a member of the team that has primary responsibility for providing special needs resourcing support to parents\caregivers across Peel Region.

**Hiring salary range - $56,635 to $66,255 over 5 years**

Please note that hiring salaries are commensurate with experience and generally start at the beginning of the range.

**_Why work at EveryMind?_**
- Work for an organization that is the **_lead agency_** in child and youth mental health services for the Region of Peel, known for our excellence in providing quality services.
- Contribute to the mental health & well-being of children and youth.
- Enjoy exceptional training and development opportunities including an **_Education Assistance Plan_** to support employees in further education in their field.
- A strong workplace wellness focus**:_4 weeks paid vacation_**, 2 float days, paid personal leave days, in addition to 11 paid public holidays.
- An Extended Health Plan that includes **_$1000 for mental health support_** and a **_Flexible Health Spending Account._**:

- **_Hybrid work_** is available in many of our services.
- Company Laptop and cellphone provided to employees.
- An excellent Extended Health and Dental benefits plan**, **_all premiums fully paid by the employer, no co-pay required by the employee._**:

- Income protection Sick leave Plan and Life insurance.
- Free, confidential 24/7 counseling and mental health support for you and your family via our Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- An exceptional **_Retirement Plan_** where the employer contributes 7% equivalent of your salary to your personal pension plan.
- A workplace culture that embraces **_Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEIA)_** with employee-led internal committees focusing on Black Engagement, LGBTQ2S, Indigenous Knowledge.

**Responsibilities**:
The incumbent will:

- Work in collaboration with service providers to ensure an optimal learning environment for all children through conducting an inclusion scan and providing relevant strategies and recommendations.
- Accountable for supporting early identification and supporting onward referrals to community partners as necessary for intervention where needed.
- Building capacity by working with programs, families and communities and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Provide consultation services, learning and development opportunities, mentoring and modeling to increase their capacity to work with children with special needs and to support the healthy development of children attending the programs.
- Determine the child’s strengths and needs by using a variety of developmental and environmental

tools, which will indicate support necessary to encourage progress in all areas of the child’s development.
- Work in partnership with the child, family and staff (as per consent) to review the recommendations and next steps.
- Develop and facilitate groups and workshops for families and caregivers on topics and themes identified.
- Maintain up-to-date records as per clinical recording guidelines for each child and family consultation is provided to and maintain ongoing progress notes, records of any meetings pertaining to the child and any recommendations made by other professionals involved.
- Provide supervision to students as required, completing all documentation.
- Actively participate as part of the multidisciplinary teams at EveryMind, Infant Child Youth and Family (ICYF) Program and PIRS progr