Psychologist (DEV-P-2324-0132E)

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)Montreal, QC, Canada

15 days ago

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

Person who, in accordance with the rules specific to the profession, designs and carries out psychological assessments and guidance, counselling and treatment activities adapted to service users' individual and collective needs.

REQUIREMENTS

Education :

PhD in Psychology;
Member in good standing of the Ordre professionnel des psychologues du Québec.

Please note that applicants with a Master's degree in Psychology may be considered but shall be hired with a different job title

Please note that applicants registered as Psychotherapists and meeting the experience requirements detailed below may be considered for this position.

Experience :

Clinical experience carrying out psychotherapeutic interventions with clients of various ages;

Experience with community-based interventions and coordination of service plans is an asset;

Experience with systemic approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma focused assessments, and crisis intervention is an asset;

Experience working with children, adolescents, and their parents is an asset;

Experience working with trauma, childhood abuse, and attachment related issues is an asset;

Experience working with substance abuse issues is an asset;

Experience working with Indigenous Peoples is an asset.

Knowledge and Abilities :

Ability to evaluate and assess client needs, and to develop psychotherapeutic interventions

strategies based on the assessment;

Ability to communicate theoretical and practical knowledge, as applied to coaching and training;

Familiarity with other forms of therapy including mindfulness based (MBCT), Narrative, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Play therapy, dialectical therapy is an asset;

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills;

Practical, attentive to detail and analytical;

Sense of accountability, resourcefulness and vigilance;

High adaptability capacity;

Open minded to other's language, culture, values and beliefs;

Knowledge of Cree culture and language, social / health issues and Eenou / Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigm is an asset;

Good teaching skills.

LANGUAGE

Fluent in English;

Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.

OTHER

This position includes on-call periods.