Psychologist II

Calgary Youth Substance Use and Mental Health Services (YSUMHS)- Under the supervision of the Manager and in collaboration with the members of the YSUMHS Community Outpatient Team (COT), the Psychologist II will provide clinical psychological assessment as it primary role. The Psychologist II may also provide systems and family-based assessment and treatment (including but not limited to individual, family and group therapy) of a varied caseload of concurrent disorder adolescents and their families. The incumbent will supervise graduate students, practicum students and pre-doctoral interns. This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.

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.

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).

As required.

Minimum 2 years' experience working with adolescence with substance use and mental health concerns. Minimum 2 years' experience with advance psychological assessment and testing. Experience working with a multidisciplinary team.