Are you looking for a truly unique opportunity to work and/or live in a rural area, where connection to community and nature is guaranteed? Where a balance between work and personal lifestyle can be met? Where you are truly steps away from the outdoors and all the assets that being outdoors brings (fishing, swimming, hiking, snow shoeing, skiing, etc.) are at your fingertips. Then look no further than the Sioux Lookout Area!!
The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) is a member of EKO (Empowered Kids Ontario) and has a robust Developmental Services unit with a focus on 0-18 years of age. Its multiservice interdisciplinary team provides innovative approaches and services so kids with disabilities and their families live their best lives. This service is center based, school based and community based.
We provide service to 33 first nation communities virtually, and in person directly in the child’s home community. The team travels on a regular basis to remote communities to provide team-based collaborative care; working alongside local resources within the community; which include nurses, physicians, educators and community-based workers.
We currently have a full-time permanent psychologist position available within our Developmental Services department. The position is ideal for a psychologist with competency in clinical psychology, neuropsychology and/or school psychology. The role of the Developmental Services psychologist is primarily to offer psychoeducational and psychodiagnostics assessments to children and youth. Presenting concerns regularly include autism spectrum disorders, learning and adaptive concerns, and social-emotional difficulties. There is an opportunity to provide FASD diagnostic assessments through our regional partnership clinic. In addition to assessment services, the Developmental Services psychologist can expect to carry an ongoing caseload of consultation and psychotherapy services focused on enhancing the development of children with developmental disabilities.
Developmental Services currently supports two doctoral psychology residency positions through the Northwestern Ontario Residency Psychology Internship Consortium (NORPIC). The Developmental Services psychologist will have the opportunity to provide supervision to trainees. The Developmental Services psychologist will have the opportunity to contribute to program development and evaluation
If you are a young professional, we provide access to strong supportive mentoring, to allow you to gain experience from a wide scope of practice and level of responsibility; this will allow you to gain experiences that may take many years to achieve in the non-remote practices. At the other end of the career spectrum, mature professionals who have a wealth of experience to bring to SLFNHA will help shape our services.
SLFNHA offers a comprehensive benefits package including matched 5% RRSP, starting vacation entitlement of 3 weeks per year, relocation assistance and SLFNHA pays 100% of the premiums for health, dental, vision, life insurance and critical illness benefits.
The psychologist can be located in Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, or Toronto. Regular travel is required (approximately 4-8 days per month). The psychologist maintains flexibility and control over their caseload.
Wage scale for this position is $131,333 to $191,789 dependent on education and experience.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Psychology from an accredited institution, , with focus in Clinical, School and/or Neuropsychology
- Registered with College of Psychologist and Behaviour Analysists of Ontario (CPBAO)
- Competency to provide services to children, youth and their families
- Will consider a psychological associate with a condition of employment to obtain a PsyD in a timeframe acceptable by employer
- Prior experience delivering psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessment services
- Prior experience delivering psychotherapy with children and teens (group or individual)
- Strong knowledge of normal/abnormal child development
- Understanding and ability to apply the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, CPBAO Standards of Practice, and relevant legislation to practice
- Previous experience with school-based services is an asset
- Understanding of the Anishinaabe Culture, First Nation Communities and language is a definite asset.
- Minimum one year of direct clinical experience in the area developmental disabilities and mental health
For Additional Information on this position, please visit our careers page on our website at www.slfnha.com/careers/
Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: (807) 737-1802
Email: [email protected]
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