Mental Health Specialist

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Mental Health Specialist on this team, you’ll play a key clinical role at our Children’s Rehab Hospital Center for Attention and Learning, helping shape the lives of young patients. You’ll work closely with children diagnosed with ADHD, supporting both them and their families through meaningful, transformative care focused on long-term wellness and emotional resilience.

This position goes beyond traditional clinical responsibilities, it’s a chance to inspire hope, build trust, and make a genuine difference for children and families who need it most. Every day offers the opportunity to create a lasting, positive impact while collaborating with a dedicated, mission-driven team.

A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. With occasional Saturday requirements. Some days may require extended hours where you will work until 7:00 p.m. You must be able to travel within the greater Cleveland area.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of an RN.

• Facilitate structured programming based on milieu needs of pediatric patients.

• Assist in milieu management.

• Plan and organize group programming, including but not limited gross motor, psycho-educational and recreational groups focused on patients’ individual and collective needs under the supervision of the Therapeutic Program Coordinator.

• Provide a caring, warm environment for patients through setting clear boundaries and interacting in a supportive and encouraging manner to help build self-esteem, age-appropriate interpersonal skills, positive thinking, problem solving, social cues and language, coping skills, and respect for others and self.

• Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team by contributing clinical information and observations about patients.

• Communicate in a non-judgmental manner, use effective listening techniques, demonstrate abilities to acknowledge, reflect back to the speaker, paraphrase, and use open-ended questions.

• Document and describe patient behavior, interventions and responses to interventions in Epic.
• Assist with drop-off and pick-up of group participants
• Communicate with parents and caregivers as needed
• Assist with group set up and group deconstruction

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a humanities field, such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Child Development

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross

• Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention (NAPPI) Certification upon or within the new hire period

• General knowledge of CBT, DBT, trauma-informed care and related interventions

• Knowledge of lifespan development, abnormal psychology, therapeutic processes, growth and development, behavioral management and therapeutic relationships

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Mental health experience

• Group facilitation experience
• Experience with children

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.