Registered Clinical Psychologist - Special Operations Forces Canada - Petawawa, Ontario

Update: The advertisement has been extended until Thursday, April 06, 2017 as there are insufficient applications submitted to fill the 2 current vacancies and any future vacancies

Important messages

A condition of employment for this position is Registration in Ontario as a Psychologist or Psychological Associate with recognized competence in clinical psychology.

The complete requirements for registration as either a psychologist or psychological associate are set out in the Registration Regulations of the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Duties

The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) is hiring psychologists for our operational unit in Petawawa, Ontario. About 160km from Ottawa, the psychologists hired will work out of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) in Petawawa.

This is an opportunity to apply your psychological training and expertise in support of an important and exciting Command as it faces the challenges of our world today. We are seeking clinical psychologists to provide clinical services to CF members and to conduct selection screenings.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established for future needs.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "Please provide detailts of your autonomous clinical experience."

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

Graduation with a master's or doctoral degree from a recognized university with a specialization in adult clinical psychology or equivalent (equivalence in training would be determined by the provincial registration/licensing body).

Degree equivalency

Registered in a Canadian province or territory as a Psychologist or Psychological Associate with recognized competence in clinical psychology.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Significant* and recent** experience in psycho-diagnostic assessment services provided to adults, including differential diagnosis.
• Significant* and recent** experience in providing cognitive behavioural therapy.

* Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities in an adult mental health care environment which would normally be acquired over a period of approximately 2 years.
** Recent is defined as within the last five years.

• Ability to provide evidence-based psycho-diagnostic and cognitive assessments.
• Ability to implement evidence-based therapeutic intervention including the ability to deliver and evaluate cognitive behavioural treatment interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to work within an inter-disciplinary team model.

• Effective interpersonal relationships
• Judgment
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Team-oriented

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

• Experience working with mental health patients with emphasis on PTSD/trauma.
• Experience in neuropsychology, rehabilitation or health psychology.
• Experience in providing group treatment interventions.

• May require overtime on short notice.
• May require work at variable hours.
• Must be available for travel outside of the immediate area on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Registration in Ontario as a Psychologist or Psychological Associate with recognized competence in Clinical psychology

Other information

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.