Health psychologist Jobs in Sackville, NB

Psychologist

Reference number : PEN24J-126896-000035

Selection process number : 2024-PEN-EA-NAT-192162 Correctional Service Canada - Health Services

Drumheller (Alberta), Edmonton (Alberta), Grande Cache (Alberta), Innisfail (Alberta), Maskwacis (Alberta), Abbotsford (British Columbia), Agassiz (British Columbia), Harrison Mills (British Columbia), Mission (British Columbia), Victoria (British Columbia), Vancouver Region - Other locations (British Columbia), Stony Mountain (Manitoba), Dorchester (New Brunswick), Moncton (New Brunswick), Renous (New Brunswick), Saint John (New Brunswick), St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador), Dartmouth (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Springhill (Nova Scotia), Truro (Nova Scotia), Campbellford (Ontario), Gravenhurst (Ontario), Kingston (Ontario), Kitchener (Ontario), Cowansville (Québec), Donnacona (Québec), Drummondville (Québec), Joliette (Québec), La Macaza (Québec), Laval (Québec), Port-Cartier (Québec), Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines (Québec), Duck Lake (Saskatchewan), Maple Creek (Saskatchewan), Prince Albert (Saskatchewan), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)

PS-03

$103,600 to $120,780 (Plus applicable allowances, including a terminable allowance of $6,000 for a Masters degree or $12,000 for a Ph. D. and a Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance of $2,140 per year. These allowances are subject to change, modification or revocation, with notice.)

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Closing date : 29 October 2025 - 23 : 59, Pacific Time

Who can apply : Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

👉 Staffing needs include opportunities for permanent, temporary, and casual employment (note : casual work is offered for a fixed duration not exceeding 90 working days).

Please note that the effective communication may be assessed with your application.

Duties

• Provide assessments of risk to re-offend;
• Provide assessments of personality, mental health, and criminogenic needs;
• Assess risk for suicide or self-injury;
• Provide interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm;
• Provide interventions to promote improved emotional and behavioural adjustment;
• Provide supportive counselling to clients in crisis;
• Provide psychotherapy to facilitate positive change in emotional, behavioural, and social functioning;
• Conduct approved research with patients in the domain of forensic, clinical psychology or mental
• health;
• Provide leadership, mentorship or supervision to health professionals and interns or practicum
• students;
• Involved in Accreditation and Quality Improvement processes.

Work environment

The CSC is hiring licenced Psychologists.

As a Psychologist within our agency, you will work as an autonomous health provider in a dynamic, evidence-based multidisciplinary practice offering essential psychological services (assessment, intervention, and treatment) to a diverse patient profile.

Health Services vision is to provide professional, clinically independent, culturally safe and responsive, trauma informed, integrated, and coordinated person-centred care. In collaboration with our partners, CSC Health Services provides a broad range of informed health services that are responsive to the diverse needs of our population through promoting family and community supports, patient advocacy, respecting patient and provider rights and responsibilities, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and quality improvement. You will be called on to provide quality mental health services to promote patient safety, stabilization, recovery and successful reintegration into our society.

In addition to the exciting work available, we offer an excellent benefit package, promote a healthy workforce with continuous wellness initiatives, and encourage ongoing professional development aligned with priority initiatives. Furthermore, the structure of the organization supports a culture of career advancement and mobility opportunities.

We encourage diversity and we welcome you to apply.

Intent of the process

📌 CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants who meet the below essential criteria (education, occupational certification and experience) for further assessment based on the needs of the institutions. It is therefore important that you indicate all the locations where you want to work.

The candidate qualified pool resulting from this inventory may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate (anticipatory), term, or casual basis.

Positions to be filled : Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

Graduation with a master’s or doctorate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Registered / Licensed as a Psychologist for autonomous practice, in good standing, as per the regulatory standards of the applicable college.

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the provision of psychological services, such as assessment, counselling or other psychological services with adults, either to groups or to individuals.

Experience assessing / diagnosing mental disorders.

Experience delivering psychotherapeutic interventions.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the provision of psychological services in forensic / correctional settings.

Experience in providing psychological services to diverse population.

Experience in providing culturally sensitive interventions.

Experience treating complex mental disorders.

Experience providing assessment and intervention services for substance use.

Experience providing assessment and intervention services in the context of suicide and non-suicide self-injury.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements

English Essential

French Essential

Bilingual Imperative BBB / BBB and CCC / CCC

COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating Integrity and respect

Thinking things through

Working effectively with others

Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Effective communication

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and / or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Occupational Certification : Registered / Licensed as a Psychologist for autonomous practice, in good standing, as per the regulatory standards of the applicable college.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check / view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses.

A Candidate Achievement Record may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.

Note that there is a waiting period to be reassessed of 180 calendar days from your last assessment