Psychologist Masters

Position #: V34688

Expected Start Date: December 02, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services

City/Town: Regina

Department: Child & Youth Services - Young Offender Team

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Psychologist - Masters $44.093 to $53.916

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Job Description

Provide clinical and forensic psychological services including assessment and treatment, consultation on behalf of identified clients to community agencies and professionals.  Also provide community and professional education for a target population of young offenders including youth who have committed sexual offenses and who are serving custody and community dispositions in the Saskatchewan Health Region.

Education

• Masters degree in Psychology or Educational Psychology
• Registration with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists, with Authorized Practice Endorsement

Experience

• Post Masters degree experience in a mental health/forensic setting working with adolescents who have committed sexual offenses

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of normal child and adolescent development, psychopathology, criminogenic factors, family systems and how these influence youth offending
• Knowledge of issues and interventions for youth with substance abuse and mental health/disruptive behavior disorders
• Ability to work with aboriginal youth and families in a manner which is sensitive to their culture and traditions.
• Knowledge of models for therapeutic intervention strategies for children, youth and families which are based on best practice or research literature
• Supervised experience with standardized psychometric assessment instruments and personality assessments used with adolescents.
• Knowledge and experience in the assessment and treatment of youth who have committed sexual offenses, including knowledge of factors used to assess risk to reoffend.
• Demonstrated skill in developing appropriate case plans and intervention strategies for clients.
• Demonstrate ability to engage in community program consultation and resource development.
• Experience in designing and providing in-service training to other professionals and in  providing public education to clients or non-professional audiences.
• Skills in program planning, consultation and evaluation.
• Working knowledge of Mental Health, Family Services, Young Offender/Youth Criminal Justice Act, and Education legislation
• Demonstrated ability to function independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary mental health team.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the demands of a busy high pressure clinical caseload and workload, including court imposed deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, professional maturity and leadership abilities.
• Ability to travel

Other Information

• Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement.  HSAS seniority within the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be considered under the Selection Criteria.
• Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/