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

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Travel coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a SchoolsPlus Mental Health clinician to provide services directly in community schools within the Inverness area. The role is a permanent full-time position (75 hours bi-weekly) reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions.

The clinician will support early identification and intervention of mental health disorders for children and adolescents.

Qualifications

• Two years of clinical experience including assessment, planning, treatment and discharge planning.
• Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline and current regulatory registration.
• Experience with evidence-informed therapies for mental illness and addictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services in community schools within assigned SchoolsPlus locations.
• Collaborate with a school-based multidisciplinary team to plan, deliver and evaluate services.
• Act as liaison among client, school and mental health services to support families.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Crisis intervention

Written/ verbal communication

Conflict resolution

French preferred

Education

Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline

Job description

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 are 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

• 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.

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.

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.