Posted 7 days ago
Psychologist (1546) at cbhssjb
@ Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)
Waswanipi, Quebec
Overview
The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) is hiring a Psychologist to design and deliver psychological assessments, guidance, counselling and treatment adapted to individual and collective needs. The role is full-time and includes on-call periods. A PhD in Psychology and membership in good standing with the Ordre professionnel des psychologues du Québec are required.
Responsibilities:
- Évaluer les besoins des usagers et concevoir des interventions psychothérapeutiques
- Réaliser des évaluations psychologiques, de l'orientation et du counselling
- Offrir des traitements individuels et collectifs
- Coordonner les plans de services
- Transmettre des connaissances théoriques et pratiques par la formation
Requirements summary:
- Doctorat (PhD) en psychologie
- Membre en règle de l'Ordre professionnel des psychologues du Québec
- Expérience clinique de psychothérapie auprès de clients de tous âges
- Expérience auprès des Premières Nations et des Autochtones (atout)
- Connaissance de la culture et de la langue cries (atout)
- Maîtrise de l'anglais, couramment
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Source and dates
Job-board feed · jobillico
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Department | Physicians & advanced practice |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Doctorate (required) |
| Fields of study | Psychology |
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Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)
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SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person who, in accordance with the rules specific to the profession, designs and carries out psychological assessments and guidance, counselling and treatment activities adapted to service users’ individual and collective needs.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• PhD in Psychology;
• Member in good standing of the Ordre professionnel des psychologues du Québec.
Please note that applicants with a Master’s degree in Psychology may be considered but shall be hired with a different job title
Please note that applicants registered as Psychotherapists and meeting the experience requirements detailed below may be considered for this position.
Experience:
• Clinical experience carrying out psychotherapeutic interventions with clients of various ages;
• Experience with community-based interventions and coordination of service plans is an asset;
• Experience with systemic approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma focused assessments, and crisis intervention is an asset;
• Experience working with children, adolescents, and their parents is an asset;
• Experience working with trauma, childhood abuse, and attachment related issues is an asset;
• Experience working with substance abuse issues is an asset;
• Experience working with Indigenous Peoples is an asset.
Knowledge and Abilities:
• Ability to evaluate and assess client needs, and to develop psychotherapeutic interventions
strategies based on the assessment;
• Ability to communicate theoretical and practical knowledge, as applied to coaching and training;
• Familiarity with other forms of therapy including mindfulness based (MBCT), Narrative, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Play therapy, dialectical therapy is an asset;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills;
• Practical, attentive to detail and analytical;
• Sense of accountability, resourcefulness and vigilance;
• High adaptability capacity;
• Open minded to other's language, culture, values and beliefs;
• Knowledge of Cree culture and language, social/health issues and Eenou/Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigm is an asset;
• Good teaching skills.
LANGUAGE
• Fluent in English;
• Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.
OTHER
• This position includes on-call periods.
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