Clinical Interventionist - EIBI - Child & Adolescent - Mental Health & Addictions

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Req ID: 139182

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Provincial Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital Department: MHA WZ EIBI SW

Type of Employment: TemporaryHourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 2-Sep-22

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 an 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 Mental Health & Addictions Manager, the Clinical Interventionist takes primary responsibility for overseeing the development, implementation, and coordination of clinical treatment programs for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The Clinical Interventionist will also be required to collaborate with members of the Early Intensive Behavourial Intervention (EIBI) team and community partners/ organizations to provide a holistic, client/ family-centered approach.

The Clinical Interventionist is responsible for ensuring compliance with acts, regulations, and standards with the applicable professional body in Nova Scotia as well as acts, regulations, policies, standards, guidelines, mission and objectives of the Department Mental Health & Addictions and NS Health.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Master’s degree Psychology, Masters in Speech-Language Pathology, or graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program with a focus on child development, behavioral principles, communication and social functioning or a related area of study required. Applicants that are Board Certified Behavioral Analysts will also be considered.
• Registration/licensure with the appropriate professional regulatory organization as applicable.
• Extensive experience working with children with behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, in particular autism spectrum disorders
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in intervention for young children with ASD
• Demonstrated expertise with the DSM-IV diagnostic system, case management, principles of behavioral management as well as psychological testing
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and implement treatment plans to promote positive adaptive behaviors, independence and skills development for preschoolers with ASD
• Previous experience providing supervision
• Demonstrated leadership skills working within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Demonstrated communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Valid Nova Scotia driver’s license.
• Clean Criminal Record Check and a Child Abuse Registry check.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French Preferred
• Successful external applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Temporary Full Time Position; 75 hours bi weekly
• Approximately 12 months
• Dates are subject to change
  

Compensation and Incentives

$36.04 - $47.38 hourly

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. (Permanent Long Assignments Only

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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