Occupational Therapist - Slaight Centre Early Intervention Service

CAMH; Toronto; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMH's Child Youth and Emerging Adult Program seeks a full-time, temporary Occupational Therapist to support SEE within NAVIGATE, at the Slaight Centre. You will work on education and employment interventions, psychoeducation, and recovery-oriented programming in an interprofessional team.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care via the Integrated Care Pathway, contribute to quality improvement and research activities, and supervise OT students across CAMH.

Qualifications

• Must be registered in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO).
• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (or Bachelor’s plus Master’s in OT or related field) with 3 years’ mental health experience.
• Membership in Ontario Society of Occupational Therapy and/or Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy; COTO liability insurance.
• Eligible for adjunct/status appointments with university faculties affiliated with CAMH.
• Strong crisis intervention knowledge; experience in mental health/addiction settings; recovery-focused care and groups.
• Knowledge of community supports; experience with job development and supported employment models.
• Ability to work with diverse populations; bilingual French/English a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support education and employment interventions, psychoeducation, and recovery oriented programming.
• Work as an Occupational Therapist within an interprofessional practice team.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care via the NAVIGATE pathway.
• Focus on the Supported Education and Employment (SEE) component; possible job development.
• Liaise with CAMH and external agencies; participate in system-level advocacy for job development.
• Supervise Masters of Occupational Therapy students.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interprofessional teamwork

Crisis intervention

Client engagement

Group facilitation

Education

OT Master’s degree

Tools

NAVIGATE model

Job description

The Child Youth and Emerging Adult Program (CYEAP) is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (6 months) Occupational Therapist to work in its Slaight Centre Early Intervention Service (SCEIS). The SCEIS provides clinic and community-based assessment and treatment for young people, 14-35 years of age who are experiencing a primary psychotic disorder, often their first episode of psychosis. Reporting to the Manager of SCEIS, you will be expected to contribute to program development, continuous quality improvement initiatives, and to the research and educational activities of the service.

Responsibilities

• Your primary role will include, but is not limited to, supporting education and employment interventions, psychoeducation, and recovery- oriented and therapeutic programming to patients.
• In this position, you will function as an Occupational Therapist within an interprofessional practice team.
• You will be expected to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care utilizing the Slaight Centre Integrated Care Pathway that is designed to deliver standardized, evidence--based treatments including the delivery of the NAVIGATE early intervention model of care.
• This position is specifically focused on the Supported Education and Employment (SEE) component of NAVIGATE.
• Another aspect of this position, within the Supported Education and Employment component may include job development.
• As a result, the candidate will liaise with other services across CAMH and with external community agencies, creating partnerships to support job development and ultimately the rapid job placement portion of SEE; the candidate may be involved in system level advocacy regarding aspects of job development.
• You will have sound knowledge of early intervention in psychosis, psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis intervention, addiction issues, recovery principles, groups, severe and persistent mental illness, especially schizophrenia spectrum disorders and primary mood disorders with psychosis.
• Your strengths will include an ability to engage patients and their support network in care planning and treatment decisions on an ongoing basis.
• Candidates must be capable of providing supervision of Masters of Occupational Therapy students.
• You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements.
• This position may require flexibility in work hours, possibly with some evening and weekend hours.
• This position is located at 1025 Queen Street West.
• This position may require some traveling in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Qualifications

• You must be registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO).
• You must possess a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (or a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy plus a Master’s degree in OT, Rehab Sciences or a related field), combined with a preferred three (3) years of experience working with individuals who have a serious mental illness.
• You must also have membership in either the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapy and/or Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy and be a holder of COTO’s pre-requisite Professional Liability Insurance.
• You also must be eligible for adjunct/status-only appointments with university faculties associated with Occupational Therapy that has affiliation agreements with CAMH.
• You must possess a strong knowledge of, and ability to apply principles of crisis intervention; experience in a mental health/addiction setting; knowledge of recovery; understanding of concurrent disorders and its impact on this population; experience in completing functional/vocational assessments; and facilitating groups as appropriate for the first episode psychosis patients.
• You possess knowledge of community supports and resources.
• Knowledge of the Individual Placement and Support model for supported employment and education would be an asset as well as experience with job development.
• You have demonstrated ability to intervene effectively in clinical situations requiring the management of aggressive behaviour and possess effective decision-making and problem solving skills.
• The successful candidate will also possess superior communication and interpersonal skills and along with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders within and outside CAMH.
• Demonstrated ability to work with patients of diverse backgrounds is necessary.
• Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language would be an asset.

Salary Range: $40.77 – $52.98 per hour

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.

CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.

CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

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