Art Therapist (Research Institute)

IR-CUSM | Institut de recherche du CUSM | #ircusm; Montreal; Remote; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health research institute in Montreal seeks an art therapist to support Inuit youth through the AIRY program. The role involves program development, delivering interventions, and supervising others. Applicants must have a Master's in Creative Arts Therapies and 4 years of experience in Northern communities. Excellent English communication skills are essential, and familiarity with French is preferred.

Qualifications

• 4 years of work experience in Northern communities required.
• Fluency in French is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing the AIRY program for Inuit youth.
• Provide supervision to others delivering the intervention.
• Collaborate on creating the research protocol.
• Travel to Inukjuak for program delivery.

Skills

Excellent English

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Master's Degree in Creative Arts Therapies

Job description

Do you want to work for a world-renowned research institute that pushes the boundaries of biomedical science and health research? Right here in Montreal! At the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), you can be part of an organization focused on scientific discovery and innovation in patient-centered medicine.

Job Description

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.

Position Summary

Inuit Youth Futures is a three-strand intervention project that aims to promote young people’s ability to project themselves into the future. It is geared towards meeting youth where they are at and supporting them in re-engaging with life through individual and community development with the arts.

The art therapist will report directly to the PI. Primary responsibilities include:

• assist in the development of AIRY for Inuit youth
• participate in AIRY training
• participate in OCAP training
• participate in DBT training
• deliver and support delivery of intervention in Inukjuak
• provide supervision to others delivering the intervention or working in the art studio

General Duties

• Coordinate the establishment of the AIRY program with team, local actors, youth ambassadors, artists, knowledge users
• Assist with preparation of reports, manuscripts, and grant applications
• Actively reflect on ways to improve and evolve AIRY program
• Deliver AIRY interventions in the Art Studio
• Co-lead weekly clinical supervision meetings for community art coordinators, research assistant, and other AIRY facilitators
• Develop AIRY workshop, open-art studio, intervention activities
• Collaborate on the creation of the research protocol
• Collect research data and consult on data analysis results
• Take field notes
• Document art-productions as art-based data
• Administer pre- and post-AIRY workshop surveys
• Standing consultation with steering committee and advisory council
• Monitor, implement, and evaluate research
• Create, coordinate, and participate in the Governance Advisory Group
• Facilitate, coordinate, and participate in team research meetings
• Establish process for seeking assistance external to project and for raising complaints
• Document and coordinate with parents and clinicians involved
• Travel to Inukjuak for program launch, delivery and monitoring-evaluation purposes

Education / Experience

Education: Master's Degree

Field of Study: Creative Arts Therapies

Work Experience: 4 years in Northern communities is mandatory

Required Skills

• Excellent English, spoken and written, French is a bonus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently or with teams with minimum supervision

Working Conditions

Status: Temporary Occasional

Pay Scale: $30.60 - $56.82/hour

Work Shift: Variable Schedule

Work Site: Remote with some in-person meetings

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity, diversity and inclusion within its community. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who self-identify as members of racialized groups/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.