• Job Description

  Req#: 165588
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  Company : IWK Health

  Req ID: 165588
  Department/Program: Occupational Therapy, Children's Health Program
  Location: Halifax
  Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until July 2024 x 1 position(s)
  Start Date: ASAP
  Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
  Compensation: $33.7998 - $44.1747 /hour
  Closing Date: 27 September 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

  IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and lear ners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

  Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities that also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

  The Opportunity

  The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) has partnered with the IWK to augment the occupational therapy services children receive while attending school within HRCE. Services will be provided to identified children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in grade primary and grade one for the 2021/22 school year. The OT will be an IWK employee, will work in an HRCE office space, and will attend meetings of the IWK, HRCE, and local HRCE schools as required. The OT will liaise with the HRCE Autism Specialist-Early Intervention and/or Unit Autism Specialist for the purposes of planning, implementing, and evaluating the role. The role will report directly to the HRCEs Coordinator of Program and Student Services for operational day-to-day support and to the IWKs Manager of Rehabilitation Services for administrative support, supervision, and appraisal. HRCE will identify the students for the OT's caseload and share with the OT any previously identified goals for each child. The OT will then develop and implement intervention plans to address the goals of each identified child. Support and intervention will reflect the philosophies and approaches of the IWK School Therapy Team. Where consistency in multiple environments is required to successfully achieve goals, the OT may provide services at a child’s home if approved by HRCE.

  Hours of Work

  Monday to Friday. Hours to be determined

  Your Qualifications

  • Graduate of a World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Approved Occupational Therapy Program required.
  • Licensed member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia (COTNS) required.
  • Registered member of the Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists (NSSOT) preferred.
  • Registered, or eligible for membership, in the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) preferred.
  • Minimum two (2) years clinical experience required.
  • Two (2) years of recent experience working with children and youth with ASD is required.
  • Two years’ recent experience with community/school-based practice is required. Rehab community-based practice preferred.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in assessment and intervention for children with ASD required.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in assessment and intervention, and philosophies of care in the Halifax Regional Centre for Education environment required.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team as well as the ability to work independently is required.
  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication (verbal and written) skills required.
  • Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills required.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to family-centered care and the Life Needs Model of Pediatric Service Delivery required.
  • Valid minimal Class 5 Nova Scotia Driver’s License and reliable transportation required.
  • Current successful completion of CPR Level-C Healthcare Provider within the last 12 months required.
  • Certification in First Aid required.
  • Community clinical experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of Program Based Care is an asset.
  • Competencies in other languages are considered an asset.
  • Demonstrated skill in capacity building and coaching required.

  Where there are no qualified candidates who meet the minimum requirements, consideration may be given to those with relevant experience.

  Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

  Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

  This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

  An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

  I f you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.

• About the company

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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