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Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, Day Shift, The Lourie Center

Adventist HealthCare
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Oct 2025
💰 $81,182/yr($55,983/yr$81,182/yr)

About the role

Lourie Center - Riverdale

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The Lourie Center Head Start, Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist you will:
• Develop plans in collaboration with educators to promote therapeutic classroom environment
• Collaborate with interdepartmental units (i.e. early intervention, EAP, education, family services)
• Hold reflective practice groups for educators, family support workers, home visitors
• Collaborate with interdepartmental units (i.e. early intervention, EAP, education, family services)
• Provide referrals and resources to community mental health services and providers
• Conduct clinical assessments of children
• Develop and implement policies specific to program best practices as related to early childhood mental health
• Ensure documentation is regularly entered into the data management system
• Submit monthly reports as required for Continuous Quality Improvement and stakeholder reporting

Qualifications include:
• Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social services, public health, guidance, or a related field;
• At least one year of specific knowledge, training, or experience in assessment and treatment of caregiver/child attachment issues. At least one year of experience in developing and presenting train,
• One year of experience practicing System of Care principles – family driven, youth guided, individualized and community based, culturally & linguistically competent & evidence-based
• Employees must possess a valid driver's license issued by the State of their residence (Personal vehicle required)

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday

Requirement to travel to various locations within Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties.

Occasional evenings and weekends.

Pay Range:

$55,982.75 - $81,182.40

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

  • Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

  • Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

  • Free Employee parking

  • Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

  • Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

  • Paid Time Off

  • Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

  • Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

  • Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.


Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

 

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana

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