CHEO
Psychologist, Step Up Step Down Program, Mental Health, CHEO - Permanent Part Time (0.5)
Ottawa, ON · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$64k-$80kDetected 6 days ago
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About the role
- The Step Up Step Down Program will offer interdisciplinary live-in care in a community setting with the goal of averting hospital admissions, facilitating shorter hospital inpatient stays or preventing placement breakdown.
- The goal of the program is to address the existing gap in recovery focused live-in treatment services for youth 12-17 years.
- The Psychologist will be part of the interdisciplinary and interagency team.
Responsibilities
- Participate in and support clinical research activities with the inter-professional team members.
Requirements
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team(Essential)
- Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider.
- Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.
- Vulnerable Sector Check Essential)
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from a CPA or APA accredited clinical psychology program(Essential)
- Registration as a Psychologist in Ontario or eligibility for registration(Essential)
- Designated practice as a Psychologist in the area of Clinical Psychology with adolescents (Essential)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the assessment of children presenting severe and complex mental health problems (Essential)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the area of adolescent risk assessment and management (risk of self-harm, harm to other, elopement) (Essential)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) (Essential)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in family therapy (Preferredl)
- At least 2 years of experience in a pediatric medical or community mental health setting (Essential)
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals (Essential)
Nice to have
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Trauma focused CBT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotion focused Therapy or attachment focused therapies (Preferred)
- Experience in Group Facilitation (Preferred)
- Bilingual - Fluency in both French and English (Preferred)
- Supervision experience (Preferred)
- All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.
Compensation
- Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.
Benefits
- Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system.
- CHEO's Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children's health concerns.
- CHEO has been named Canada's best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada's Best Employers for multiple consecutive years.
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