Psychologist

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Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

Position is located at the RCMP Headquarters at 73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC and an RCMP security level requirement of Reliability .

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) basis, with various bilingual linguistic profiles and various RCMP security level requirements.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Notification regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Should a Public Service (PS) employee be found qualified and selected for appointment, notification regarding the PS appointment will be posted accordingly on www.jobs.gc.ca.

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Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

Master's degree (MA) and/or Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in psychology from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Registration for autonomous practice as a psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (areas of declared competency in clinical psychology, counselling psychology, or Industrial Organizational psychology), or eligible for registration as a psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

EX1: Experience in implementing psychological program activities for adults
EX2: Experience working with a variety of partners and stakeholders geographically dispersed
EX3: Experience in providing psychological assessment services to adults (e.g., suitability assessments pre-employment, fitness-for-duty assessments)
EX4: Experience in providing psychological intervention to adults (e.g., crisis intervention, psychological first-aid following critical incident, short-term counselling, psychotherapy)

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

K1: Knowledge of principles and applications of psychological services, including assessment, treatment and crisis intervention with adult populations;
K2: Knowledge of various legislations and standards for the practice of psychology in Canada;
K3: Knowledge of general principles in police psychology.

A1: Ability to effectively communicate orally with varying audiences;
A2:Ability to effectively communicate in writing with varying audiences;
A3: Ability to research and analyze complex information and provide program recommendations;
A4: Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

PS1: Effective interpersonal skills
PS2: Dependability
PS3: Leadership
PS4: Integrity

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

AEX1: Experience in working with specialized units within police or military organizations
AEX2: Experience in program management
AEX3: Experience in providing functional guidance to private practice psychologists concerning nature of service to be provided to program clients
AEX4: Experience in the area of international deployment psychology

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information : http://www.cicic.ca/383/foreign-credential-recognition.canada

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.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a term or acting appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.