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 résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Psychologist Opportunity!
The RCMP has more than 27,000 employees and provides municipal and provincial services in eight provinces (excludes Ontario and Quebec) and all three territories, as well as federal policing services across the country.
We are recruiting over 1,000 cadets per year to meet increased demands for police services across the country. This is a very exciting time for the RCMP and we are searching for highly motivated and committed people to join our team!
To support the recruiting initiative, the National Recruiting Health Services (NRHS) office was created in 2016 to assist with the medical and psychological screening of police applicants. We are currently seeking to hire a second psychologist to join our team to assist with the psychological screening of police applicants. Your primary role will be to help screen police applicants and on occasion there may be a need to replace divisional psychologist while they are on leave. You will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team of health professionals (nurses, psychologists, physicians) and support staff located at 73 Leikin Drive in Ottawa, Ontario. As well, you will work closely with a cadre health professionals (nurses, psychologists, physicians) from our 10 divisional health services offices across the country.

Work environment

Our office is located at 73 Leikin Dr in Ottawa, Ontario (Barrhaven). We offer complimentary parking, convenient access to bus routes immediately outside of the building and free access to on-site and state of the art fitness training facilities

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one (1) position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and an RCMP Top Secret security clearance.

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 basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

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.

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Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

•Graduation with a master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in personnel psychology, psychometrics, industrial psychology, clinical psychology or some other specialty relevant to the position AND two (2) years of post-university experience.
OR Graduation with a doctorate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in personnel psychology, psychometrics, industrial psychology, clinical psychology or some other specialty relevant to the position

Note: The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Registration for autonomous practice of clinical psychology (adult) by the provincial registering/licensing body in the province of practice.

E1. Experience in psychological diagnostic assessments, through the analysis and interpretation of psychometric tests including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF) and psychological interviews, as well as the preparation of reports.

E2. Experience in liaising with external mental health providers and specialists.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

AE1. Experience in providing adult psychological assessment services in an occupational context (e.g., suitability assessments pre-employment, fitness for duty assessments).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

K1. Knowledge of the theories and ethical principles guiding the professional practice of psychology.

A1. Ability to communicate effectively in writing

A2. Ability to work independently and in a team.

PS1. Initiative

PS2. Effective Interpersonal Skills

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance - Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain an RCMP
Top Secret security clearance throughout their employment.

Registration for autonomous practice of psychology by a province or
territorial registering/licensing body in Canada.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A written exam may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
Reference checks may be sought.
A simulation/situational exercise or role play may be administered.

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.

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 specified period 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.

External candidates may be eligible for the initial appointment relocation entitlement of up to $5000 if they are not currently a federal public service employee.

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.