Job opportunity
SchoolsPlus Mental Health Clinician
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Provide school-based mental health services with Nova Scotia Health in Inverness, using assessment, intervention, and family collaboration skills. This is permanent, full-time work.
Reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions, you will serve children and adolescents through the SchoolsPlus Initiative. You will work within a multidisciplinary team across designated community schools. The position supports early identification, intervention, planning, service delivery, and evaluation for mental health needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide mental health services directly in designated community schools
Plan, develop, provide, and evaluate school-based services
Support early identification and intervention for mental health disorders
Act as liaison among clients, schools, and mental health services
Collaborate with school-based multidisciplinary teams and families
Requirements:
Master’s degree in a relevant clinical health discipline
Current registration with the relevant provincial regulatory body
Two years’ related clinical experience, including assessment and treatment
Knowledge of DSM V diagnostic criteria for mental health disorders
Skills in evidence-informed therapy, crisis intervention, and risk assessment
Bring clinical assessment, family collaboration, and school-based mental health expertise to Nova Scotia Health’s SchoolsPlus services.
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Apply on source site Reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions, you will serve children and adolescents through the SchoolsPlus Initiative. You will work within a multidisciplinary team across designated community schools. The position supports early identification, intervention, planning, service delivery, and evaluation for mental health needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide mental health services directly in designated community schools
Plan, develop, provide, and evaluate school-based services
Support early identification and intervention for mental health disorders
Act as liaison among clients, schools, and mental health services
Collaborate with school-based multidisciplinary teams and families
Requirements:
Master’s degree in a relevant clinical health discipline
Current registration with the relevant provincial regulatory body
Two years’ related clinical experience, including assessment and treatment
Knowledge of DSM V diagnostic criteria for mental health disorders
Skills in evidence-informed therapy, crisis intervention, and risk assessment
Bring clinical assessment, family collaboration, and school-based mental health expertise to Nova Scotia Health’s SchoolsPlus services.
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