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About the Role

The SchoolsPlus Mental Health clinician provides services directly in community schools within designated SchoolsPlus schools. This role is part of a collaborative, student-focused model where partners work together to educate and provide service to the child and their family, with the school as the center of service. The clinician is a member of a school-based multidisciplinary team, participating in the planning, development, provision, and evaluation of mental health services for children and adolescents within the school population, focusing on early identification and intervention. The clinician also acts as a liaison between the client, school, and mental health services.

Responsibilities

Provides services directly in community schools.
Participates in the planning, development, provision, and evaluation of mental health services.
Focuses on early identification and intervention of mental health disorders for children and adolescents.
Acts as a liaison between the client, school, and mental health services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline (Masters in Social Work, Psychology (Registered, Masters), Masters in Counseling, Masters in Nursing, Masters in Occupational Therapy)
Current registration with relevant provincial regulatory body
Two years of related clinical experience required (including assessment and planning, treatment and intervention and discharge planning)
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of standard criteria used (DSM V) for the classification and diagnosis of mental health disorders.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in providing individual and group evidence-informed therapies based on care plan to clients with mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or concurrent disorders
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in collaborating with families in relation to sharing information, and implementing family-sensitive services that involve families in the care and recovery of people living with mental illness and addiction.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in crisis intervention, suicide and violence risk assessment/intervention
Demonstrated awareness of community resources and programs.
Excellent problem-solving, organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks
High level of written/oral/interpersonal communication skills; experience with conflict resolution
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Resume must be up to date and include all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Skills

Assessment and planning
Treatment and intervention
Discharge planning
Individual and group evidence-informed therapies
Collaborating with families
Family-sensitive services
Crisis intervention
Suicide risk assessment/intervention
Violence risk assessment/intervention
Problem-solving
Organizational skills
Prioritization skills
Managing multiple tasks
Written communication
Oral communication
Interpersonal communication
Conflict resolution

Location

Eastern Zone, Prime Brook

Work Type

Permanent
Full-Time
100%

Experience Level

Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience required. If not available, candidates with less than two (2) years of experience may be considered for the selection process. If offered employment, they will be placed on the Clinical Therapist (Developmental) scale.

Education Level

Master’s degree in a clinical health-related discipline (Masters in Social Work, Psychology (Registered, Masters), Masters in Counseling, Masters in Nursing, Masters in Occupational Therapy)

Salary/Compensations

$42.21 - $58.30 Hourly (Clinical Therapist)
$37.64 - $49.93 Hourly (Clinical Therapist (Developmental))

Benefits

Health coverage
Dental coverage
Travel coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Life insurance coverage
Defined benefit pension plan

About the Company

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada.
Mission: To achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together.
Operates hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs across the province.
Provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.
A diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers.
Offers a place for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities to quaint towns.
Promotes work-life balance and the Atlantic lifestyle.

Equal Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve.
Encourages all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.