Clinical Therapist (Masters) - Schools Plus

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Inverness; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Travel coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Clinical Therapist (Masters) to provide mental health and addictions services in designated schools within the SchoolsPlus initiative. The clinician reports to the Manager and collaborates with a school-based multidisciplinary team to identify and address child and adolescent mental health needs.

Qualifications include a Master's degree in a clinical health discipline, provincial registration, and a minimum of two years of related clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline (Masters in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Nursing, or Occupational Therapy).
• Two years of related clinical experience including assessment, planning, treatment, and discharge planning.
• Registration with relevant provincial regulatory body.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services in community schools under SchoolsPlus.
• Act as a liaison between client, school, and mental health services.
• Participate in planning, development, provision, and evaluation of services.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

French language (asset)

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in clinical health-related discipline

Job description

Clinical Therapist (Masters) - Schools Plus - Mental Health and Addictions

Req ID: 218923
Location: Eastern Zone, Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
Department: MHA EZ Schools Plus Initiative
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1
UNIFOR Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 1-Dec-26
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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe is moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions , the SchoolsPlus Mental Health clinician provides services directly in the community schools within the georgraphical designated SchoolsPlus assigned schools. SchoolsPlus is a collaborative model that is comprehensive and student-focused. Partners work together to educate and provide service to the child and their family, with the school as the center of the service. The clinician is a member of a school-based multidisciplinary team and participates in the planning, development, provision, and evaluation of mental health services for the assigned population in designated school settings. The service will focus on early identification and intervention of mental health disorders for children and adolescents within the school population. The clinician will act as a liaison between the client, school, and mental health services.

About You

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

• Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline (Masters in Social Work, Psychology (Registered, Masters), Masters in Counseling, Masters in Nursing, Masters in Occupational Therapy)
• Current registration with relevant provincial regulatory body
• Two years’ related clinical experience required (including assessment and planning, treatment and intervention and discharge planning)
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of standard criteria used (DSM V) for the classification and diagnosis of mental health disorders.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in providing individual and group evidence informed therapies based on care plan to clients with mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or concurrent disorders
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in collaborating with families in relation to sharing information, and implementing family-sensitive services that involve families in the care and recovery of people living mental illness and addiction.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in crisis intervention, suicide and violence risk assessment/ intervention
• Demonstrated awareness of community resources and programs.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks
• High level of written/ oral/ interpersonal communication skills; experience with conflict resolution
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience required. If not available, candidates with less than two (2) years of experience may be considered for the selection process. If offered employment, they will be placed on the Clinical Therapist (Developmental) scale.

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

Hours

• Permanent, Full-Time; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

Clinical Therapist
$42.21 - $58.30 hourly

$60.34 hourly with 25 years’ service with the employer
Clinical Therapist (Developmental)
$37.64 - $49.94 hourly

$51.69 hourly with 25 years’ service with the employer
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

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.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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