Senior Therapist

Kinark Child and Family Services; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinark Child and Family Services in Ontario seeks a Senior Therapist to supervise instructor therapists and guide clinical services across the team.

The role requires a Master’s in psychology, at least 3 years of ABA/IBI experience with children and ASD, strong assessment skills, and staff training abilities. Travel and a valid driver's license are required; bilingual English/French is an asset.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology or related field; consideration for final-year candidates with >3 years IBI experience.
• Minimum 3 years experience in ABA intervention for ASD.
• Proven assessment, direct service, clinical and program supervision skills.
• At least 3 years of IBI experience.
• Travel required; valid Ontario driver's license and vehicle; business-insurance coverage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct curricular, functional, and behavioural assessments.
• Curriculum development, ongoing analysis, and program adjustments as necessary.
• Develop behaviour management plans.
• Participate in the treatment planning process.
• Conduct and oversee parent training and progress review meetings.
• Provide service coordination with schools, transition teams, SLTs, OTs, etc.
• Participate in intake and transition planning.
• Maintain and organize administrative functions to support service delivery.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision and training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
• Conduct staff evaluations and performance appraisals.
• Attend and/or arrange case transfer meetings.

Skills

ABA experience

Clinical supervision

Staff training

Assessment skills

IBI experience

Education

Master's degree in psychology

Job description

Job Description

Working under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Senior Therapist will be responsible for the clinical supervision of the instructor therapists on the team.

Job Description

Working under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Senior Therapist will be responsible for the clinical supervision of the instructor therapists on the team.

The hourly pay range for this position is $37.50/hr CAD- $41.68/hr CAD.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct curricular, functional, and behavioural assessments.
• Curriculum development, ongoing analysis, and program adjustments as necessary.
• Develop behaviour management plans.
• Participate in the treatment planning process.
• Conduct and oversee parent training and progress review meetings.
• Provide service coordination with schools, transition teams, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, etc.
• Participate in intake and transition planning.
• Maintain and organize all administrative functions in support of service delivery.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision and training, coaching, and mentoring opportunities to staff.
• Conduct staff evaluations and performance appraisals.
• Attend and/or arrange case transfer meetings.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree* in psychology or related field. *Consideration will also be given to candidates completing the final year of their Masters who have more than 3 years’ experience implementing IBI with children and adolescents with ASD, have extensive report and skill acquisition program writing skills, and experience training staff in IBI.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) intervention approaches for the treatment of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
• Proven assessment, direct service, clinical and program supervision skills.
• At least 3 years of Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) experience.
• Travel is required for this position, the successful candidate must have a valid Ontario driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to obtain automobile insurance which includes driving for business purposes with a minimum liability of one million dollars.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (including a Vulnerable Sector Screening) and Pre-Employment Medical.
• Candidates Bilingual in English and French will be given special consideration.