Behaviorist - Child & Adolescent - Mental Health & Addictions

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Req ID: 162980
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: MHA EZ Child & Adolescent Services
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: UNIFOR Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 24-Aug-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals 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. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
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About The Opportunity
Reporting to the Manager, Child & Adolescent - Mental Health and Addictions, the Behaviorist works along with the Neurodevelopmental team to plan and provide home based behavioral modification and intervention to children aged 0-19 diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. Autism, Asperger’s, Tourette syndrome) and/or comorbid mental health disorders. The Behavioral Interventionist works in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and under the supervision of the psychologist and participates in Functional Behaviour Assessments, the design of effective behaviour intervention plans, and conducts analysis of behavioural data for clients with a neurodevelopmental and/or mental health disorders within the program.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Child Studies from an accredited program, and diploma in Behavioral Intervention from an accredited institution OR Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Child Studies from an accredited program, with 5 years' experience providing behavioral based interventions with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence based standards and practices for behavioral intervention for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Demonstrated ability to provide psychoeducation for problems commonly associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Meets with children and their families/caretakers, within their home environment, for the purpose of developing goals and strategies to address the assessed behavioral/developmental or mental health concerns.
• The behavioral interventionist must be able to work collaboratively and cooperatively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have demonstrated willingness to work independently, while receiving supervision, within a flexible work schedule and environment.
• Facilitates the monitoring of outcomes relevant to the treatment goals.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Three (3) years’ experience working with preschool, school age, and adolescent children with neurodevelopmental disorders providing behavioral based interventions
• Demonstrated experience and ability to provide functional behavioral assessments
• Participates in multi-disciplinary team conferences and participates in the overall development of the clients’ treatment plans
• Provides regular, ongoing support to children and families in order to address behavioral and developmental concerns and coordinates and adjusts service delivery in a manner consistent with assessed goals.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability participate in the planning of and implement treatment plans that use positive behavior management strategies to promote positive adaptive behaviors, independence and skills development for children with neurodevelopmental and comorbid mental health disorders.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Permanent Full Time Position (100%)/75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives
$33.80 - $42.68 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
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. We encourage 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.
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