Autism Skills Worker

**Req ID**:155930**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **South Shore Regional Hospital**
**Department**:MHA WZ Autism Dawson SS**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly FT long-assignment** **(**100%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:29-May-23**

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.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Autism Skills Worker (ASW) with the Early Intensive Behavioural Interventional Clinical Intervention (EIBI) Program works under the direct supervision of the EIBI Clinical Interventionist (CI) who is a master’s prepared Psychologist, Speech Language-Pathologist, Board Certified Behavioural Interventionist or Occupational Therapist, with oversight by the Mental Health & Addictions Manager. The ASW provides direct early intensive services to young children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their family. Working as a member of an Interdisciplinary team, the EIBI ASW provides evidenced-based interventions Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and/or Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for children and their families in their natural environments including home and daycares.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Child Studies or equivalent degree with supporting courses in child development
- One (1) year experience in interventions with pre-school aged children required. Specific experience with young children with ASD preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of family-centred care and limits of competency
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary and interagency teams in a variety of settings
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills working with multi-level health provider disciplines
- Excellent time management skills, high degree of initiative
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to take direction and implement intervention plans.
- Excellent observation and problem solving skills
- First Aid and CPR certification and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention an asset
- Demonstrated ability to be an effective change agent with good team building skills
- Demonstrated ability to accept and use constructive criticism for personal and professional growth.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies.
- Ability to think creatively, critically and solve complex problems
- Values diversity, social inclusion and team work
- Employees are responsible to access training, education and awareness of safety (occupational health and safety and patient safety annually
- Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Temporary Full time position; 75 hours bi weekly
- Approximately 14 months
- Must have access to reliable transportation

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$29.64- $34.59 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit 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.

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