Supervisor- Psychological Services - London, Canada - Thames Valley District School Board

Thames Valley District School Board

Verified Company

London, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Reporting to the Manager of Professional Student Services, the Supervisor of Psychological Services is responsible to develop, organize and direct the delivery of equitable, inclusive and culturally relevant psychological services required for students.

This job collaborates with internal and external partners to promote the importance of psychological factors for student achievement and well-being in alignment with the Thames Valley DSB Operational Plan.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops and ensures an equitable, inclusive, and culturally relevant Psychological Services delivery model in accordance with evidenceinformed practice and professional/scholarly research that is adopted to support students with mental health, cognitive, learning, socialemotional and communication challenges
Builds staff capacity to implement leading practices with respect to assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and academic programming
Provides clinical guidance to Psychology staff to implement the service delivery model which includes support for students and their schoolbased staff and caregivers
In collaboration with the Manager, develops and monitors psychology service allocations to schools, central teams and committees to allow equitable distribution of services to address student needs and advance strategic priorities
Consults and collaborates with the Special Education management team, Learning Support Services (LSS) departments and schoolbased leaders in order to ensure that psychological supports and services are delivered effectively, with fidelity and aligned to relevant academic and mental health programming
Provides management oversight and direction to Psychology staff, ensuring that the professional practice of regulated Health Care practitioners is in compliance with relevant legislation and professional college requirements in order to provide evidence based psychological services to students
Participates in the recruitment and hiring of Psychological Services staff
Provides and manages mentorship for new staff and monitor and evaluates performance of existing staff
Consults and collaborates with Human Resources on complex management, performance and discipline issues
Contributes as the District's Supervisor of Psychological Services to address district level training
Contributes to internal district communication, planning and budget development
Develops and facilitates professional development for staff
Collaborates with local universities and community service providers to facilitate strong community relationships to the benefit of students

QUALIFICATIONS:

Masters or Doctorial (PhD) degree in Psychology
A Psychologist or Psychological Associate who holds a Certificate of Registration authorizing autonomous practice through the College of Psychologists of Ontario

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Five (5) years of relevant work experience
Training and/or experience in management in the field of educational psychology preferred

_The recruitment process requires a criminal background check for work with vulnerable persons._

_The Thames Valley District School Board is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment of qualified staff who reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and needs of our students and school communities. The Thames Valley District School Board seeks to ensure that all recruiting processes are non-discriminatory and barrier-free and will provide accommodations to applicants in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Please inform the Human Resources team member indicated below of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you require._