Position Type: FTE
Location: South Carolina preferred - not required
SCIMHA is hiring an IECMH Training Specialist to join our Workforce Development Team
This position will be focused on building the capacity of South Carolina’s child- and family-serving workforce sectors to promote infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). The IECMH Training Specialist develops, coordinates, delivers, and evaluates high‑quality training experiences for cross sector professionals who serve infants, toddlers, young children (birth–5), and their families and caregivers.
The Training Specialist partners with cross‑sector partners (e.g., early intervention, home visiting, child welfare, early care and education, community health workers, etc.) to strengthen the IECMH service continuum and support workforce sustainability.
This position reports directly to SCIMHA’s Workforce Development Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, edit, and deliver dynamic, interactive IECMH training content applicable across workforce sectors to be presented live, asynchronously, or in hybrid format and aligned with IECMH Core Competencies
- Refine and ensure compliance with SCIMHA training protocols and Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health; lead creation of training pathways geared toward IECMH Endorsement requirements
- Lead, coordinate and facilitate IECMH Foundations Certificate training, Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) training, Reflective Supervision Learning Collaborative trainings, and other content as needed for cross sector workforce
- Incorporate adult learning principles and strategies that support engagement and accessibility for diverse learning styles into all training environments
- Responsible for Learning Management System (LMS) content management including uploading course materials, updating existing modules, and maintaining an organized and up-to-date learning environment
- Define learning objectives, assessment strategies, and fidelity indicators; collect and analyze training feedback
- Align training outcomes with accreditation/credentialing requirements (CEUs, Endorsement systems) where applicable
- Lead quality control for SCIMHA trainings across the agency to ensure quality, compliance and consistent branding
- Collaborate across SCIMHA departments to develop communication materials that provide clear messaging on IECMH and the importance of caregiver relationships in early childhood
- Support creation, maintenance, and management of training database to track delivery of SCIMHA trainings
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Psychology, Early Childhood Development, Social Work, Special Education, Counseling or related field
- Minimum 2 years in leadership role that includes project management
- Minimum 2 years of relevant infant mental health practice
- Must have earned or be eligible for Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health®
- Demonstrated experience designing, delivering, and facilitating dynamic professional‑facing training
- Demonstrated proficiency in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite; ability to produce on-brand graphics and training slides and videos independently with minimal direction
- Strong facilitation, communication, and adult learning skills; comfort with hybrid and virtual platforms (e.g., Zoom, LMS)
Preferred Qualifications
- South Carolina residency
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
- Experience with quality improvement and basic program evaluation (e.g., survey design, outcomes tracking)
- Prior work within community mental health, early intervention, home visiting, pediatrics, or child welfare settings
- Familiarity with evidence‑based IECMH interventions (e.g., Child‑Parent Psychotherapy, Attachment Biobehavioral Catch-up, Parent‑Child Interaction Therapy, Circle of Security, DC:0–5™ diagnostic framework)
Core Competencies
- IECMH Expertise (0–5): Holds developmental, relational, strengths-based, and trauma‑informed lens for supporting infant mental health and early relational health
- Reflective Practice: Capacity to hold complexity, support parallel process, and foster workforce well‑being
- Adult Learning & Facilitation: Designs engaging, skills‑based learning experiences with measurable outcomes
- Cultural Humility & Equity: Integrates anti‑bias, culturally responsive, and linguistically accessible strategies
- Collaboration & Communication: The capacity to work independently but with a primary orientation and communication practice that is geared for a collaborative, team approach is essential
- Data‑Informed Improvement: Uses feedback and outcomes to iterate curriculum and facilitation.
- Organization & Project Management: Manages timelines, deliverables, and multiple cohorts simultaneously
Work Environment & Schedule
- Remote (prefer in-state in South Carolina)
- Travel: Requires some travel within South Carolina
- Equipment: Organization‑provided laptop; secure remote access; LMS and videoconferencing platforms
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $65,000–$75,000, commensurate with experience and credentials
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision), retirement plan, paid time off and CEU support
- Support for IECMH Endorsement and reflective supervision hours
SCIMHA Values:
- We are relationship focused.
- We are committed to reflective practice.
- We advocate for fairness and opportunity for all children and their families.
- We are dedicated to continuous improvement and learning.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have working from an infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) framework?
- Do you have a master's degree in child development, psychology, social work, special education, or other related field?
Work Location: Remote
