Psychologist II

Recovery Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta in Edmonton is seeking a Psychologist II to provide advanced clinical and forensic assessments for adults in the criminal justice system. You will shape risk, safety and rehabilitation decisions within a multidisciplinary team, offering defensible opinions and expert consultation across disciplines.

The role allows integration of individual and group therapy, program development and potential research leadership, balancing direct clinical work with system-level impact for

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical services including psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention.
• Offer consultation and education to the interprofessional team and patients/families.
• Lead program development, quality improvement and evaluation activities as identified by service needs.
• Supervise doctoral residents, interns and other psychology staff as applicable.

Skills

Forensic assessment

Clinical leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology (CPA/APA)

Active or eligible for CAP registration

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

As a psychologist II with forensic assessment and community services, you will bring advanced clinical and forensic expertise to adults involved in the criminal justice system. In a role where your opinions directly shape decisions about risk, safety, and rehabilitation in our communities. You will join a multidisciplinary team that understands the complexity of working with clients who have intersecting medical, psychological, interpersonal, cultural, and legal needs, and you will be a key voice in how services are delivered in this specialized forensic program. You will complete specialized forensic assessments for community corrections, the Alberta Review Board, and the courts, provide clear, defensible opinions, and offer consultation to colleagues across disciplines. There is scope in this role to integrate individual and group therapy, contribute to program development, and lead evaluation or research projects that improve how we work with a highly complex population. This is an excellent opportunity for a doctoral trained psychologist within assessment, risk formulation, and evidence based intervention with forensic clientele who wants to balance direct clinical work with system level impact. If you are looking for a practice setting where your advanced training is expected, your judgment is trusted, and your work has visible impact on both individual trajectories and public safety, we would like to meet you. This is more than a job, it is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of Albertans! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to elevate your career with Recovery Alberta.

Description:

As a Psychologist II, you will provide advanced clinical services (including psychological assessment, diagnosis and/or intervention), consultation and education to the interprofessional team and patients/families, and/or provides clinical leadership and coordination in an assigned program area. This is an advanced level psychology position that will allow you to work with or within teams to provide and inform services for patients with complex and multi-dimensional medical, psychological, interpersonal, environmental and/or instrumental needs. You will consult, collaborate, and enact initiatives to ensure that practices are evidence based and in alignment with psychology standards of practice and code of ethics, as well as policy, legislation and regulations.You will be expected to lead, facilitate and/or participate in program, policy, and procedure development, service planning, staff development, quality improvement and evaluation, and/or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s). You may provide supervision to doctoral level psychology residents, master's level interns, provisional psychologists, psychometrists and other team members.

• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Forensic Assessment and Community Services
• Primary Location: Edmonton 106 St Clinic
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 15-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 1
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $60.69
• Maximum Salary: $80.59
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Psychologist II
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Forensic Assessment and Community Services
• Primary Location: Edmonton 106 St Clinic
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 15-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 1
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $60.69
• Maximum Salary: $80.59
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of doctoral degree in Psychology in an applied area relevant to the practice setting from a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or American Psychological Association (APA) program.An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

BLS required. NVCI or immediate registration into the next available course is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated proficiency with electronic health records, report writing software, and standard office applications used in clinical practice.

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