Psychologist I - Emergency Medical Services

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, EMS Headquarters - Calgary

📁: Psychology

📅   : ALB00437740 Requisition #

📅   : Jun 11, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Psychologist I

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: EMS Employee Programs

Primary Location: EMS Headquarters - Calgary

Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.50

Posting End Date: 15-JUL-2024

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 26-AUG-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 5

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $43.38

Maximum Salary: $57.63

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Psychology in an applied area relevant to the practice setting from an accredited university program. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Relevant experience in areas such as mental health/wellness, suicide awareness/prevention, substance use, occupational stress injury, trauma-informed practices and treatment protocols, and moral injury. Experience working with or knowledge of public safety personnel/first responders and the associated mental health challenges. Experience in the development of evidence-based and best-practice informed programs. Experience in formal workplace peer support and reintegration programs. Experience or knowledge in psychodiagnostic assessment and/or clinical interventions used in reintegration. Experience or knowledge in proactive and reactive mental health/wellness strategies and support, suicide awareness/prevention, substance use, occupational stress injury, moral injury/distress, and trauma-informed practices. Experience creating and delivering evidence-based and best-practice informed education, presentations, and webinars. Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of exposure principles in treating anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and occupational stress injury (OSI). Training and experience in delivering evidence-based post-trauma treatments based on exposure principles (e.g., Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in Psychology in an applied area relevant to the practice setting (clinical, counselling, or educational) or in the process of obtaining a doctoral degree in Psychology from a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or American Psychological Association (APA) accredited program. Internship from a CPA or APA accredited internship program preferred. Relevant experience in organizational wellbeing. Experience in formative evaluation. Knowledge of WCB protocols and processes.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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