Teacher, Garron Centre Mha

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Company : IWK Health
Req ID: 149245
Department/Program: Garron Teachers , Mental Health & Addictions Program
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)
Start Date: August 2023
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare , Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $ 32.6226 - $ 42.6364 /hour
Closing Date: May 16, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
The Garron Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health is a 14-bed unit that serves youth across the Maritimes who require acute, intensive mental health care. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Therapeutic Teacher works with an interdisciplinary treatment team and delivers education programming for school-aged adolescents in an on-site therapeutic classroom. Curriculum follows the learning outcomes established by the provincial Department of Education. In addition to classroom and individualized learning, educational strategies and professional learning, the Therapeutic Teacher works with members of the interdisciplinary team to help adolescents and families cope with mental health and addiction issues, to assist in the design, development and implementation of individual educational programming, and to provide support to schools in the successful reintegration of clients. The Therapeutic Teacher also leads the planning for new admissions, attends case conferences and discharge planning meetings, and where indicated, participates in individual educational counselling of clients. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Therapeutic Teacher provides consultation to ensure adequate consideration is given to learning deficits/challenges when addressing various needs (e.g., educational, vocational, behavioural management, basic social skills etc.), coordinates the client’s transition to community schools, and monitors educational progress through treatment.
Hours of Work
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Occasional after-hours support may be required.
Your Qualifications

• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with families, community groups, and schools to advance the educational needs of clients required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional care team, while effectively carrying out administrative responsibilities required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with adolescent with cognitive impairments, speech and language delays, etc. required.
• Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support Level (BLS) Program within the last 12 months or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
• NVCI certification required.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.
• Familiarity with Department of Education Learning Outcomes for grades 7 – 12 required.
• Recent experience working with adolescents with mental health and addiction challenges (i.e., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, and substance use) required.
• Recent experience and training in special education is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competency in meeting IWK clinical documentation standards preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity to implement proactive and positive behavior supports in the classroom required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management, workload prioritization, and organizational skills required.
• Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience required.
• Recent experience and/or training in working with children and youth with exceptionalities required.
• Valid Nova Scotia Teacher’s Certificate required, minimum of ITC or equivalent certification.
• Working knowledge of Trauma Informed Care, the Connect Model, and Harm Reduction Approach preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to support the educational needs of youth with interrupted learning required.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication and interpersonal skills required.

T hank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis
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