Psychology Associate - MHA- Child & Youth Treatment Services - Repost

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health is seeking a Psychology Associate to support Child & Adolescent Treatment Services in Winnipeg. This term, 0.80 FTE, in-person role requires management of clinical assessments, interviews, and evidence-based interventions for youth.

Collaboration with families and teams is essential for care planning and delivery. The ideal candidate has a Master’s in Psychology, will bring experience with pediatric populations, and may have PAM registration.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years recent clinical experience with children and adolescents.
• Experience administering, scoring and interpreting standardized psychological tests.
• Experience in providing structured evidence-based psychological interventions and psychoeducation for common childhood problems.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score and interpret standardized psychological tests.
• Provide structured evidence-based psychological interventions and psychoeducation for common childhood problems.
• Conduct clinical interviews with patients and, where applicable, with family members or other practitioners.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills in a clinical setting.

Skills

Clinical interview

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

French language (asset)

Data management

Criminal checks (RCMP, Child & Adult)

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology

Tools

Psychological testing

Test interpretation

Job description

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Psychology Associate - MHA- Child & Youth Treatment Services - Repost

Requisition ID: 408228

Position Number: 21000484

Posting End Date: Open until filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - MATC 228 Maryland Street

Department / Unit: Comm Child & Adolescent Treatment Serv

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 0.80

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

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Experience

• Minimum five years recent related clinical experience working with children and adolescents.
• Experience administering, scoring and interpreting standardized psychological tests.
• Experience in providing structured evidence based psychological interventions and psychoeducation for common childhood problems.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Master’s degree in Psychology from a recognized university is required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Registration with Psychological Association of Manitoba (PAM) preferred.

Qualifications and Skills

• Extensive knowledge of testing procedures, test forms, and materials used in psychological assessment.
• Knowledge of psychological test interpretation.
• Extensive knowledge of the application of psychological principles to mental health and illness.
• Foundational knowledge of normal development and psychopathology.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct a clinical interview with a patient and, where applicable, with collateral informants (e.g., family members) and other practitioners.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with patients of all ages.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of data management skills.
• Ability to speak and understand French would be an asset.
• Satisfactory Criminal Records, Child and Adult Abuse Registry checks.

Physical Requirements

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your employee handbook.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.