Social Emotional Specialist

Over the course of more than 125 years, MNC has provided services essential to the improvement of the lives of San Francisco’s communities. We believe that supporting individual members of a family throughout each life phase brings success and upward mobility for the entire family unit. Today, we have 24 campuses that are enhancing the lives of low-income seniors, youth, and families.

Under the supervision of the Disability and Mental Health Manager, the Social-Emotional Specialist will be an active member of the teaching team and provide direct and indirect support to individual children in the classrooms by teaching social-emotional skills, collecting data, modeling strategies, and supporting children when they engage in challenging behaviors. This support includes, but is not limited to, one-on-one support, and collaborative problem solving with both prevention and intervention models. Additionally, the person in this position will model and train teaching staff on an ongoing basis and improve individualized learning strategies. This position works collaboratively with teachers, management, families and mental health providers to support children’s learning and safety.

This position will be supporting our Early Education campuses.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in coordinated system of providing services, follow-up and documentation among Center Director, mental health consultant/s, Disabilities and Mental Health Manager, Family Services Specialist, and Educational Coach.
• Provide support to teachers by using Behavior Skills Training (BST), which include observing, modeling, and coaching/feedback.
• Provide direct support for children that require behavioral intervention/modification, which include providing and maintaining a record of written classroom observations and interventions.
• Work with children with behavioral challenges and/or disabilities individually or in integrated settings such as the classroom, team meetings, and in cooperation with classroom teachers, extend support to their families through parent education and as needed, consultation.
• Train staff on positive behavior intervention strategies and techniques; including replacement behaviors.
• Follow up on the application of social-emotional support strategies in the classrooms by conducting a SocialEmotional Supports: Classroom Observation, quarterly.
• Ensure appropriate inclusion activities are being carried out in the Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms.
• Model strategies from the Pyramid Model.
• Attend transition IFSP/IEP's meetings for children with special needs who are transitioning from the Early Head Start option to Head Start and from Head Start to Kindergarten.
• Collaborate with staff and Mental Health Consultant to ensure Child Support Plans are implemented with fidelity.
• Participate in the California Teaching Pyramid (CSEFEL) Leadership Team meetings.
• Attend classroom team meetings and recommended training programs and conferences.
• Participate in meetings with staff and Mental Health Consultants to assist in planning for individualized learning strategies to build relationships, modify the classroom environment, and teach social emotional skills.
• Create individualized visual supports to use, model, and share with teachers (e.g., visuals relating to schedules, expectations, rules, emotions, problem-solving strategies, self-regulation).

Customer Service

• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Always represent the Agency in a professional manner.
• Maintain confidentially

Safety

• Maintain personal safety, use personal protection equipment (PPE) and follow Agency policies.
• Report all and any safety issues, accidents or injuries to your manager as a matter of priority.

Effective Team Member

• Ability to interact positively with team members.
• Ability to facilitate positive change.
• Partner with supervisor when necessary to address department issues or concerns.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Education, Mental Health, or Psychology with commensurate experience and knowledge of special education knowledge; Required
• LCSW/MFT; preferred

Experience:

• 1+ years of teaching experience
• 2+ years of working with young children (0-5) with emotional/behavioral challenges and disabilities such as autistic spectrum disorders and speech and language delays
• 3+ years community-based experience in a setting working with families and community organizations who have experienced poverty, crisis, trauma, and other adverse events.
• Understanding of concepts of child growth and development and developmental behavior characteristics
• Expert knowledge of function based intervention planning for developing behavior change strategies that focuses on reducing problem behavior and increasing more appropriate behavior.

Requirements:

• Fluent in English/Spanish; preferred
• Current CA Driver’s License, current auto insurance and a clean driving record.
• Fingerprinting Clearance (DOJ/FBI) and Child Abuse Index
• Immunizations and health screening
• Covid-19 vaccination record.

Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication with children, parents/guardians, staff, and administrators
• The ability to consistently be at work, be on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance
• Excellent interpersonal skills; courteous, professional, and helpful

Software and Equipment:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Google Documents, Knowledge of or ability to learn ChildPlus
• General office equipment, fax, copier, printer, phone, and computer.

Confidential and Sensitive Information:

• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality when dealing with client information.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to sit approximately 50% of the time, walk 25% of the time and stand 25% of the time. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type or handle, feel, and operate objects. The employee is required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to speak and listen. Specific vision abilities of this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

What we offer

• Pay Rate: $40 - $44 Hourly

• Location: MNC Mission Bay and MNC Excelsior Campuses

• Medical – Kaiser and Balance / Dental – Principal / Vision – Vision Care / Life Insurance - $50,000 / 403b – 3% match / FSA / Pet Care

• 15 paid sick days / 12 paid holidays / 12 paid vacation days

• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) / WADP (Working Advantage Discount Program)

If you are seeking an organization that values, promotes, and develops leadership by delivering culturally sensitive, multi-generational, community-based services that empower families to build strong, healthy, and vibrant neighborhoods with the vision of a strong, healthier and more vibrant community that respects and celebrates its many rich, cultural traditions, please apply.

Please visit our web site for additional information on our Company web-site at: www.mncsf.org

We are an equal opportunity employer that welcome diversity in the workplace with a great company culture. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.