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The CSC is hiring licenced Psychologists.

As a Psychologist within our agency, you will work as an autonomous health provider in a dynamic, evidence-based multidisciplinary practice offering essential psychological services (assessment, intervention, and treatment) to a diverse patient profile.

Health Services vision is to provide professional, clinically independent, culturally safe and responsive, trauma informed, integrated, and coordinated person-centred care. In collaboration with our partners, CSC Health Services provides a broad range of informed health services that are responsive to the diverse needs of our population through promoting family and community supports, patient advocacy, respecting patient and provider rights and responsibilities, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and quality improvement. You will be called on to provide quality mental health services to promote patient safety, stabilization, recovery and successful reintegration into our society.

In addition to the exciting work available, we offer an excellent benefit package, promote a healthy workforce with continuous wellness initiatives, and encourage ongoing professional development aligned with priority initiatives. Furthermore, the structure of the organization supports a culture of career advancement and mobility opportunities.

We encourage diversity and we welcome you to apply.

Duties

• Provide assessments of risk to re-offend
• Provide assessments of personality, mental health, and criminogenic needs
• Assess risk for suicide or self-injury
• Provide interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm
• Provide interventions to promote improved emotional and behavioural adjustment
• Provide supportive counselling to clients in crisis
• Provide psychotherapy to facilitate positive change in emotional, behavioural, and social functioning
• Conduct approved research with patients in the domain of forensic, clinical psychology or mental health
• Provide leadership, mentorship or supervision to health professionals and interns or practicum students
• Involved in Accreditation and Quality Improvement processes

EDUCATION

• Graduation with a master’s or doctorate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the provision of psychological services, such as assessment, counselling or other psychological services with adults, either to groups or to individuals.
• Experience assessing/diagnosing mental disorders.
• Experience delivering psychotherapeutic interventions.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the provision of psychological services in forensic/correctional settings.
• Experience in providing psychological services to diverse population.
• Experience in providing culturally sensitive interventions.
• Experience treating complex mental disorders.
• Experience providing assessment and intervention services for substance use.
• Experience providing assessment and intervention services in the context of suicide and non-suicide self-injury.

ASSET

EDUCATION

Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a bachelor's or master's degree with acceptable specialization in nursing or in another specialty relevant to the position.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements

• English Essential
• French Essential
• Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and CCC/CCC

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrating Integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Effective communication

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

• To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status security clearance

Occupational Certification: Registered/Licensed as a Psychologist for autonomous practice, in good standing, as per the regulatory standards of the applicable college.