Clinical Psychologist

Important messages

When submitting your application, you will also have to answer questions regarding the education and experience requirements (both essential and asset qualifications). You MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet these qualifications by answering the online screening questions. Your responses to screening questions will be used to assess the Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.You must clearly explain WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving concrete examples. Information on your described education and experience in the screening questions must be supported in your resume.

Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being eliminated from the process.

Duties

Services would include comprehensive psychological assessment for selection, advisory role to Chain of Command related to psychological health and resilience of members and teams, and diverse mental health services, including deployment/training related screenings and debriefs, diagnostic assessments, and psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive behavioural therapy and counselling). Furthermore, there is an opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of tailored resiliency training unique to Special Operations.

Work environment

The Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) is optimized to be a kinetic force with the agility to conduct and support a broad range of Special Operations missions. The Regiment is built upon the Special Forces Operator, a unique occupational trade within the Canadian Armed Forces, who pursue mastery of Special Warfare, Special Reconnaissance, Military Assistance and Direct Action. Our personnel work effectively in high-stress environments and are able to conduct and enable a wide variety of special operations tasks at home and abroad.

CSOR is located on Garrison Petawawa, the “Training Ground of the Warriors” and is one of the busiest operational bases in Canada. The Department of National Defence is the largest employer in the Ottawa Valley, it is an integral part of the community both in terms of support to community events and the positive economic impact its members have on the local economy.

In addition to the 300 square kilometre training area, Garrison Petawawa is home to a number of recreation facilities including state-of-the-art fitness facilities, marina, 18-hole golf course, 120-site campground, hockey arena, indoor pool, climbing wall, sports fields, biking/walking/snowmobile trails, groomed cross-country skiing trails, two beaches, museum, cinema and shopping.

Located 90 minutes from Ottawa in the picturesque Ottawa Valley, Garrison Petawawa members and their families posted here enjoy a high standard of living with ready access to outdoor recreation, such as Whitewater rafting, in Ontario and in Quebec and have the opportunity to live next to Algonquin Park and the mighty Ottawa River in the rapidly growing community of Petawawa or one of the other many towns and villages in the Upper Ottawa Valley.

Working at the Canadian Special Operations Regiment affords an opportunity to hold a vital position in an integrated health care team in a unique environment. We offer the rewarding challenge of working in a high tempo and dynamic operational setting. Our personnel are driven individuals who are eager to stay fit both physically and mentally and quickly return to their duties following any illness. They are active participants in their own well-being, which reinforces the team environment at CSOR.

For more info, visit : http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/operations-special-forces/index.page and http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/operations-special-forces/csor.page

Flexible Work location: Primary location Petawawa and Secondary location in Ottawa. May at times work at CANSOFCOM HQ Ottawa, Ontario.

Intent of the process

There is an important need to staff two (2) indeterminate position in Petawawa, Ontario. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions with various security levels, tenures, locations, language requirements and linguistic profiles (English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC).

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a Master’s or Doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in adult clinical psychology or equivalent.(equivalence in training would be determined by the provincial registration/licensing body)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

EX1: Significant* and recent** experience in psychological assessment, including psycho-diagnostic and personality assessment services to adults.

EX2: Significant* and recent** experience in providing empirically-validated psychotherapy, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to adults.

EX3: Significant* and recent**experience providing psychological services to adults with operational stress or trauma.

Significant* experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of psychological activities in an adult mental health care or occupational health care environment, which would normally be acquired over a period of about 2 years.

**Recent is defined as within the past five years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

A1: Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team model
A2: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A3: Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A4: Ability to provide psycho-diagnostic, cognitive and personality assessments
A5: Ability to implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions and monitor progress
A6: Ability to work in a fast-paced unit with changing priorities

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
PS1: Effective interpersonal skills
PS2: Dependability
PS3: Initiative
PS4: Judgment
PS5: Flexibility

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

EXPERIENCE:

AEX1: Experience in the use and interpretation of one or more of the following psychological tests: MMPI-2, MMPI-2-RF, PAI, MAB-2, NEO-PI

AEX2: Experience in conducting selection psychological suitability evaluations

AEX3: Experience providing psychological services to Canadian Forces personnel or law enforcement personnel or other personnel in high-risk occupations/environments

AEX4: Experience working with resilience programs, and/or mental health promotion

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
Consideration must be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Visible Minorities, person with a disability and Women.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to work overtime and on weekends on occasion

Willing and able to travel (International and National) on occasion

Holding a Valid Canadian Passport

Conditions of employment

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
Secret security clearance

Registration in a Canadian province or territory as a Psychologist or Psychological Associate with recognized competence in Clinical Psychology.

Upon hire, register as a psychologist or psychology Associate with the college of Psychologist of Ontario.

Other information

1. You must provide the following information when submitting your application: Your resume.

2. Please identify clearly your Personal Record Identifier (PRI), your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or your application, if you are already an employee within the Public Service.

3. Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and have to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact person indicated on this job advertisement.

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

5. Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

6. Candidates’ qualifications may be assessed by various tests, interview, role play and/or
references.

7. Please note that all notifications of consideration and notifications of appointment or proposals of appointment (immediate and future) related to this staffing process, will be posted on Jobs GC

8. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/415/credential-assessment-services.canada.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THIS PROCESS.

9. Please note that all information received throughout the staffing process and all communications relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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.