Teacher, AIS

Req ID: 187935 
Department/Program: AIS Trauma Day Stream, Mental Health And Addictions 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)  x 1 position(s)
 

Start Date: November 2024
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $37.49 - $49.9517 /hour
Closing Date: October 09, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS) provides treatment services within the IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program. AIS services adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19 years of age. The teacher participates within an interdisciplinary treatment team and delivers education programming for school-aged adolescents at an on-site therapeutic classroom. The curriculum follows the learning outcomes established by the provincial Department of Education. In addition to classroom and individualized learning, educational strategies and professional learning; work with members of the interdisciplinary team in helping adolescents and families cope with mental health and addiction issues; assist in the design, development and implementation of individual educational programming; support to the school in the successful reintegration of patients; advance planning for new admissions, attend case conferences and discharge planning meetings, and where indicated, participate in individual educational counselling of clients. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the teacher will provide consultation to ensure adequate consideration is given to learning deficits/challenges when addressing various needs, including education, vocation, behavioural management, basic social skills; coordinating the client’s transition into community schools and monitoring educational progress through treatment.

Monday to Friday; 08:30-16:30

• Bachelor's Degree in Education required. Masters of Education preferred.
• Valid Nova Scotia Teacher’s License, minimum TC5 required.
• Recent (within last five (5) years) experience and/or training in working with children and youth with exceptionalities required.
• Recent (within last five (5) years) experience working with adolescents with mental health and addiction challenges (i.e., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, and substance use) required.
• Recent (within last five (5) years) experience and training in special education is preferred.
• Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) program within the last 12 months required or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge certificate.
• NVCI certification required.
• Familiarity with Department of Education Learning Outcomes for grades 7-12 required.
• Demonstrated ability to support the educational needs of youth with interrupted learning required.
• Demonstrated capacity to implement proactive and positive behaviour supports in the classroom required.
• Working knowledge of Trauma Informed Care, the Connect Model, and Harm Reduction Approach preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with adolescents with cognitive impairments, speech and language delays, etc. required.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with families, community groups, and schools to advance the educational needs of clients required.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional care team, while effectively carrying out administrative responsibilities required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management, workload prioritization, and organizational skills required.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competency in meeting IWK clinical documentation standards preferred.
• Competency in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.