Psychologist

Job Description

Reporting to the Clinical Lead, Community Mental Health, the Psychologist will be responsible for providing both Remote and In-Person services. These services will include periodic in-person psychological assessments, virtual/in-person evidence-based treatment delivery, virtual/in-person training as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, and may also include virtual/in-person consultation to other Kinark area programs and teams.

Salary Range: $49.91/hr CAD- $62.39/hr CAD. Compensation is negotiable and will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications.

• Psychological Assessment:
  Evaluate intellectual, social, emotional, behavioral, academic, personality, and daily living functioning for the purpose of diagnostic and treatment planning. Includes ongoing learning to maintain professional standards and current knowledge (e.g., research, diagnostic tools).
  
  Key responsibilities:
  
  administration of psychological tests and questionnaires, clinical interviewing, data analysis and interpretation, report writing, feedback, and diagnosis communication.
• Consultation:
  Provide consultation for complex cases, treatment planning, service delivery, and ethical issues in internal and/or external clinical and multidisciplinary meetings. Includes decisions about suitability for services, tailoring treatment plans to meet client needs, troubleshooting clinical issues, file review preparation, and documentation.
• Treatment:
  Deliver evidence-based treatment for complex clients (individual, group, and family). Responsibilities include formulation and goal setting, documentation, progress monitoring, discharge planning, professional development, workshops, independent reading, attendance at specific treatment team meetings (e.g., DBT), and peer consultation.
• Training/
  
  Education:
  
  Provide in-service presentations to support capacity building on various topics. Provide external presentations as requested by community partners. Offer clinical supervision and training to PhD-level psychology graduate students doing practicum placements at Kinark.
• Administration:
  Attend agency meetings/trainings, internal communication, schedule client and community appointments, manage psychological files, and handle documentation.

• A Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is required.
• Registered and a member in good standing with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
• Candidates in the process of registration with the College who anticipate becoming supervised practice members within 8 months of their employment date with Kinark will be considered.
• Strong clinical assessment and treatment skills in child and adolescent mental health.
• Demonstrated clinical experience, proven communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Knowledge of program evaluation, cultural diversity, and proficiency in additional languages will be considered assets for this position.