Psychologist Masters

Position #: 107361

Expected Start Date: September 23, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Nurses Alumni Wing

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs - Specialized Youth Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Psychologist - Masters $44.093 to $53.916

Job Summary: This position will work with adjudicated youth and with other youth populations. The purpose of this psychology position is to work within a multi-disciplinary teams to provide assessment, treatment and consultation services to youth and their families. Youth will be involved in the criminal justice system. Services will need to be provided to youth both in the community and correctional settings. A crucial aspect of working with these youth is to identify educational needs, cognitive abilities; and behavioural and functional concerns that may impede their abilities to succeed in school. A central component of this position will be to develop comprehensive case management plans for high risk and high needs youth. Part of the requirements of this position will be to provide training to other professionals/paraprofessionals on strategies to work with adjudicated and nonadjudicated youth. Additional responsibilities may include program development and evaluation, student supervision.

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience working with families, within educational and forensic settings
• Experience with day treatment settings

Education

• Master of Psychology (MPsych)

Other Education and Training

• Master of Clinical Psychology is acceptable
• Master of Educational Psychology is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Assessment skills
• Basic - Case management skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of educational/behavioural interventions/consultations
• Knowledge in various counselling modalities
• Ability to develop and deliver formal education programs
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/