Clinical Interventionist

**This is a reposted position. Previous applicants are not required to re-apply.**

**Req ID**:122910**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Aberdeen Hospital**
**Department**:MHA NZ MHOP-EIBI ARH**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly PT Job Share** (**60%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:CUPE Healthcare** position**
**Posting Closing Date**:14-Nov-22**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Mental Health & Addictions Manager, the Clinical Interventionist takes primary responsibility for overseeing the development, implementation, and coordination of clinical treatment programs for preschoolers with ASD.

The Clinical Interventionist will also be required to collaborate with members of the EIBI team and community partners/ organizations to provide a holistic, client/ family-centered approach.

The Clinical Interventionist is responsible for ensuring compliance with acts, regulations, and standards with the applicable professional body in Nova Scotia as well as acts, regulations, policies, standards, guidelines, mission and objectives of the Department Mental Health & Addictions and the NSHA.

**Qualifications**:

- Master's degree Psychology, Masters in Speech-Language Pathology, Board Certified Behavioural Interventionist or graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program with a focus on child development, behavioral principles, communication and social functioning or a related area of study required.
- Registration/licensure with the appropriate professional regulatory organization as applicable.
- Extensive experience working with children with behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular autism spectrum disorders
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in intervention for young children with ASD
- Demonstrated expertise with the DSM-IV diagnostic system, case management, principles of behavioral management as well as psychological testing
- Demonstrated ability to formulate and implement treatment plans to promote positive adaptive behaviors, independence and skills development for preschoolers with ASD
- Previous experience providing supervision
- Demonstrated leadership skills working within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Demonstrated communication (verbal and written) skills.
- Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license.
- Clean Criminal Record Check and a Child Abuse Registry check.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French Preferred
- Successful external applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

**Hours of Work**:
Part Time (60%) Position; 45 hours biweekly

Long Assignment, commencing as soon as possible for approximately one year

**Salary Information**:
Clinical Interventionist (HC87):
$36.05 - $47.38 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit - CUPE position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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