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About the Role

The Provincial Preschool Autism Service (PPAS) is a partnership between IWK Health, Nova Scotia Health, Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia, and Autism Nova Scotia. It provides person and family-centered services to preschoolers across Nova Scotia suspected of or diagnosed with autism. The goal is to offer an efficient, sustainable, and integrated continuum of health services following a needs-based model responsive to the individual needs of children and their families. The PPAS Clinical Interventionist is part of an interprofessional team with a provincial service delivery mandate, providing services to preschool-age children (0-6) with autism. The role involves facilitating goal setting with families, conducting assessments, and developing, implementing, and coordinating intervention programs. The Clinical Interventionist will contribute to family education and work within various intervention frameworks, including caregiver-mediated programs and focused interventions guided by care pathways. They will also provide direct supervision to Program Implementers.

Responsibilities

Facilitate a goal setting process with families related to their identified needs for their child.
Provide assessment related to the goal(s).
Develop, implement, and coordinate intervention programs.
Contribute to and participate in family education.
Work within a variety of intervention frameworks that include but may not be limited to an intervention model, a manualized caregiver mediated program, and focused interventions guided by care pathways.
Provide direct supervision to Program Implementers who will be part of the implementation teams for the intensive intervention model, the manualized caregiver mediated program and part of the implementation for focused interventions as appropriate.
Participate in quality improvement and innovation initiatives related to processes and practice.

Requirements

Master's in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, or Board-certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) required.
Registration or eligible for registration with the appropriate professional body in Nova Scotia is required.
CPR certification within the last 12 months and certification in First Aid.
Two years recent experience working with children with autism (ages 0-6 years old) and their families.
Valid minimal Class 5 Nova Scotia driver’s license and reliable vehicle.
Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in intervention for children with autism.
Demonstrated excellence in clinical care; ability to provide assessment and development, implementation, monitoring and coordination of intervention plans to address parent goals.
Demonstrated ability to work within an interprofessional collaborative practice framework.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills; both verbal and written.
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills; ability to develop and maintain internal/external partnerships.
Demonstrated excellent time management, organization, and solution focused skills.
Demonstrated excellence in supervision of intervention by other levels of healthcare provider.
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to family centered care.
Committed to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices, and organizational health.
Education, training and/or experience in evidence-based autism interventions (E.g., Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)) an asset.
Certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention an asset.
Competencies in other languages an asset.
Where there are no qualified candidates who meet the minimum requirements for (2) two years' experience working with young children (0-6 years old) with ASD, consideration may be given to Registered Professionals without the required experience.

Skills

Clinical Psychology
School Psychology
Speech Language Pathology
Occupational Therapy
Board-certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
CPR
First Aid
Driver's license
Vehicle operation
Intervention for children with autism
Clinical care
Assessment
Intervention plan development
Intervention plan implementation
Intervention plan monitoring
Intervention plan coordination
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Independent work
Presentation skills
Facilitation skills
Verbal communication
Written communication
Interpersonal skills
Partnership development
Time management
Organization
Solution focused skills
Supervision of intervention
Family centered care
Safety
Ethical practices
Organizational health
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)
Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

Location

Sydney

Work Type

Temporary
Hourly
Full-time
Long-assignment

Experience Level

Two years recent experience working with children with autism (ages 0-6 years old) and their families

Education Level

Master's in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, or Board-certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Salary/Compensations

$42.2138 - $58.3034/hour

Benefits

Signing bonus incentive of up to $5,000
Enhanced benefits
Wellness programs

About the Company

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region.
Has a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia.
Focuses on training and mentorship opportunities.
Recognizes each other’s talent and celebrates successes.
Collaborates in modern facilities or virtually from home.
Aligns work to values.
Enjoys access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.
Proud to support patients, families, and communities.
Receives generous donor support.
Promotes an anti-racist environment and calls out discrimination.
Located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
Active in work to eliminate discrimination, acknowledge biases, and reduce barriers for diverse communities.
Aims to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in care and employment.
Welcomes applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to support workforce representation.

Equal Opportunity

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us.
We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer.
We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.