Psychologist in Barrie

Kinark Child and Family Services has a rich 50-year history serving children and youth through a wide range of evidence-based mental health services that include individual, family, and group counselling. We are on a mission to help children and youth with complex needs achieve better life outcomes with a broader vision of a healthy future for Ontario’s children and youth. We have a passionate team of over 700 staff serving close to 9,000 children and youth each year in our three program streams - Community-based Child and Youth Mental Health, Autism, and Forensic Mental Health.

Our people are the heartbeat of our organization where ‘Holding children, youth, and families at the centre of all that we do’ is only one of the values that guides our work. In support of our journey towards being an employer of choice in our sectors, our staff is engaged for feedback to identify and support improvements, big and small, to enhance the employee experience.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits, and other employment perks
• Flexible work arrangement supporting employee work-life balance
• Employer Matching Defined Contribution Pension Plan up to 6%
• Employee Wellness Program
• Extensive Educational and Training Opportunities and Supports
• Supportive work environment with regular Supervision and Feedback
• Renowned Accredited Clinical Programs

We currently have an opportunity for:

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.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Psychological Assessment: Evaluate intellectual, social, emotional, behavior, academic, personality, and daily living functioning for the purpose of diagnostic and treatment planning. This includes ongoing learning to maintain professional standards and current knowledge (for example: research, diagnostic tools, etc.). Key responsibilities include: Administration of psychological tests and questionnaires, clinical interviewing, data analysis and interpretation, report writing, feedback and communicate diagnosis.
• Consultation: Provide consultation for complex cases, treatment planning and service delivery, ethical issues, etc. in internal and/or external clinical and multidisciplinary meetings. This also includes decisions around suitability for services and tailoring treatment plans to meet client’s unique needs and troubleshooting clinical issues that arise. Complete a file review in prep for consultation and subsequent documentation.
• Treatment: Deliver evidence-based treatment for complex clients (individual, group and family), formulation and goal setting, documentation, progress monitoring, and discharge planning. This also includes professional development, workshops, independent reading, attending specific treatment team meetings (e.g., DBT team meetings), and peer consultation.
• Training/Education: Provide in-service presentations to support capacity building on a variety of topics. Provide external presentations as requested by community partners. For some, provide regular clinical supervision and training to PhD level psychology graduate students doing practicum placements at Kinark.
• Administration: Attending agency meetings/trainings, internal communication, scheduling client and community appointments, manage psychological files and manage documentation.

Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is required.
• Be 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 concerning program evaluation, cultural diversity and proficiency in other languages will be considered assets for this position.

The pay range for this role is $50.41 - $59.54 CAD per hour. Please note that equivalent combination of education & experience will be considered.

Kinark Child and Family Services conditions of employment include but are not limited to successful Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening or Criminal Broad Record Check, based on position, and completed Pre-Employment Medical certificate. Criminal record check disclosures with confirmed findings will be reviewed in accordance with applicable policies and relevant legislation and does not necessarily preclude employment. Each case is reviewed individually and considers the relevance of the findings to assess the implications to employment.

Candidates must have the skills and knowledge needed to work with an increasingly diverse client and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion as relevant for the role applied to. Kinark Child and Family Services values inclusivity and diversity in the workplace, including age, ancestry, disability, gender expression, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation, that make each of us unique, and recognize that people experience oppression based on these characteristics and identities. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify People and Culture at kinark.jobs@kinark.on.ca or (905) 474-9595. While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.