Join Our Team: Infant Mental Health Evaluator (Term-Limited Opportunity)

Introduction:

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Infant Mental Health (IMH) Evaluator to join our team at Zero to Thrive, a leading multi-disciplinary center housed within the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine. As an IMH Evaluator, you will play a vital role in evaluating the outcomes of our Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH-HV) services, which aim to support families at risk for relationship problems, child abuse and/or neglect, and behavioral health concerns.

About the Role:

In this term-limited position, you will be responsible for providing support in locating participants, completing follow-up assessments, and coordinating with other data sources. Your expertise will be essential in helping us understand the long-term impact of IMH-HV services and informing our efforts to improve the well-being of families from pregnancy through early childhood.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data collection with parents and children, including administering self-report questionnaires, brief developmental measures, and video-recorded interactions
• Conduct clinical interviews with participants and perform crisis management and risk assessments when necessary
• Manage and problem-solve virtual platforms for collecting and entering data
• Lead the creation and management of the data collection system
• Engage previous participants by locating, recruiting, and re-consenting subjects
• Schedule assessments and track participation
• Collaborate with outside agencies to obtain data and manage human subject incentives
• Complete data entry and lead data management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field
• 1-3 years of clinical research and/or interpersonal/clinical experience
• Background, understanding, and/or strong interest in attachment, trauma, infant mental health, early childhood, and/or parent/child relationships
• Experience collecting qualitative and quantitative data
• Excellent interpersonal, clinical, and communication skills
• Excellent detail-oriented, time management, and organization skills
• Experience using virtual phone and/or video conferencing systems
• Experience working with families that have experienced adversity
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and comfort with traveling (potentially long distances)

Nice-to-Haves:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field
• Experience in research and/or data collection, including administering clinical interviews and self-report questionnaires
• Experience managing data entry and utilizing electronic data entry systems
• Experience conducting home visits in diverse neighborhood environments
• Crisis management experience

What We Offer:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage effective on your first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings
• Opportunity to work with a leading organization in infant mental health
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Take the Next Step:

If you are a motivated and compassionate professional looking to make a difference in the lives of families, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Apply now and join our team in shaping the future of infant mental health.