Psychologist Masters

Position #:

Expected Start Date: To be determined. Posted until filled. 

Union: HSAS

Facility: Child & Youth Services

City/Town: Regina

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts, field hours

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: No

Job description: 

Under the direction of a Program Manager and as a member of an interdisciplinary team, the Masters Psychologist provides a range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case coordination services in the community to a primarily child and youth mental health and addiction population. HSAS seniority within the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be considered under the Selection Criteria.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Recognized Master's Degree in Psychology is required.

Experience

• Requires a minimum of one year (postgraduate) recent recognized clinical experience in a community mental health setting working with children, youth and families presenting with acute and chronic mental health and addiction problems.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Demonstrates:

• Extensive knowledge of normal child and adolescent and young adult development and psychopathology.
• Comprehensive knowledge of best practice or empirically based models for the range of childhood mental health disorders.
• Knowledge of and experience utilizing standardized psychometric instruments and a wide range of measures typically used with children and youth. 
• Demonstrated ability to identify, implement and evaluate areas of client difficulty across a wide range of clinical presentation and formulate evidence based intervention.
• Knowledge of the diversity of cultures, values and traditions and their impact on accessing mental health services and assessment.
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of a variety of intervention strategies (individual and group) for children/youth with mental health and addiction problems in a community setting, including, but not limited to: assessment, triage, treatment and case management.
• Ability and professional maturity to develop and maintain relationships within a multidisciplinary team, interagency programs and across the community of human services.
• Solid consultation skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community partners and possess a broad knowledge of community resources including treatment programs and support agencies.
• Ability to provide public education regarding children and youth and mental health concerns.
• Ability to design, initiate and conduct in service training for other professionals.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary mental health and addiction team.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in community program consultation and resource development within the community.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload with multiple demands.
• Knowledge of mentoring principles and ability to provide supervision to students and peer consultation to a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Health Services Act and Health Information Protection Act and other legislation that impacts the work of clinicians in a mental health and addiction setting.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).  Ability to document and complete psychological reports in a concise and timely manner.
• Excellent interpersonal competence including effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills, and an ability to respond under pressure.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data in computer database systems.

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.

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