Psychologist

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Are you a registered Psychologist interested in living in the beautiful Kawartha region, with a wide variety of housing options and many year-round recreational activities? This 1,200 bed facility will give you interesting challenges working with concurrent disorders and multiple programming as part of a terrific multi-disciplinary team.

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About the job

Your role will include:

• Providing varied psychological services in this correctional facility;
• Performing clinical duties;
• Facilitating offender psychological rehabilitation;
• Providing consultation and advice to the institutional management team;
• Organizing and conducting research and program evaluation projects;
• Communicating with supervising psychologist, health care professionals in other disciplines, community agencies, offenders, their families and advocates.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory:

The successful candidate must be registered as a Psychologist in the Province of Ontario, with a minimum requirement of 'registered with supervised practice'.

Your skills, knowledge and abilities will include:

• Demonstrated knowledge of science and practices of psychology, including psychotherapeutic and assessment techniques, to plan, conduct and coordinate services;
• Ability to apply complex treatment techniques and provide consultation and advice on diagnosis and treatment of offenders;
• Knowledge of forensic psychological theories, practices and procedures;
• Oral and written communication skills to communicate information regarding assessment approaches, findings and treatment/rehabilitative activities;
• Knowledge of program evaluation techniques;
• Analytical skills to determine most appropriate diagnostic approaches from a range of alternatives;
• Ability to organize, co-ordinate and supervise psychological services;
• Diplomacy, tact and ability to gain confidence of clients, staff and supervisor.

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Additional information:

Note:

• The successful candidate will be required to undergo a satisfactory criminal reference check prior to the commencement of employment.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.