Provincial Trainer, EIBI

Department/Program: EIBI Provincial, Children’s Health Program

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT (100% FTE) for one year x 1 position(s)

Req ID: 110305

Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $41.6017 – $50.202 /hour

Posting Date: April 12, 2021

Closing Date: April 26, 2021

Start Date: 05/25/2021

IWK Health is an internationally recognized and respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million women, children, youth and families across the Atlantic region. The IWK is committed to a workplace where our staff, physicians, learners and volunteers reflect the patients, families and communities that we serve. We seek and encourage applicants who reflect our broad diversity, and we are committed to reducing barriers to employment and career growth.

Position Summary

The Nova Scotia EIBI Program provides treatment for preschool age children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and training for families. The program is offered through the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the IWK Health Centre in partnership with Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres. The main form of treatment, Pivotal Response Treatment, uses motivational strategies and the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to facilitate development of children’s communication, play and other functional skills. The EIBI program has a strong commitment to ongoing learning for the EIBI teams, so that children and their families receive similar services across the province. There is a strong leadership framework for the provincial program. Treatment is provided by a coordinated team consisting of parents, one-to-one implementers (ASW/AI/PI), Clinical Interventionists (CIs), and consultant Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs).

The EIBI Provincial Trainer (PT) is responsible to train EIBI staff in skills and competencies specific to implementation of the EIBI Service Delivery Model across the province of Nova Scotia (IWK and eight NSHA teams). Provincial Trainers provide clinical supervision and assess ongoing maintenance of required competencies with all EIBI staff across the province. The Provincial Trainer trains EIBI staff to build the competencies essential to meet their job requirements. These include but are not limited to training in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), Positive Behavior Support, and Motivational Interviewing. Provincial Trainers provide advanced training and support for Clinical Interventionists and Speech Language Pathologists to become trainers in PRT, in PRT fidelity coding, and to integrate developing knowledge and skills into individual child programming. They provide additional supervision and support to individual teams for clinical and teaming challenges. Provincial Trainers are part of quality performance measurement and support; they provide performance feedback to CI’s, SLP’s; and PI’s.. Provincial Trainers are responsible to maintain their own skills and to continue to develop their training and supervision skills to ensure that they are contributing to consistent, quality service delivery where continuous improvement thrives. Based on staffing of the CI roles, and workload, the PT may be required to assume more responsibilities as a CI to support the pod(s).

Hours of Work

Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, or graduate of a World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Approved Occupational Therapy Program required.
• Registered, or eligible for registration, with the appropriate professional body in Nova Scotia required.
• Masters level training with Board Certified Behaviour Analysis Certificate (BCBA) will be considered.
• 2 years recent, relevant post Degree experience in the provision of applied behavior analysis programming for children (0-7 years old) with Autism Spectrum Disorder required.
• 2 years’ recent experience working as Clinical Interventionist (or Speech Language Pathologist with Lead experience) within the NS EIBI Program required.
• Valid minimal Class 5 Nova Scotia driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
• Ability to accommodate travel and overnight stays to support teams outside of Central Zone required.
• Ability to accommodate hours outside 8:00 – 4:00 on occasion required.
• Current successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support Level (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate, required.

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to implement Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) with fidelity required.
• Demonstrated ability to train others in PRT required.
• Demonstrated ability to code fidelity of PRT required.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and implement treatment programs to promote positive adaptive behaviours, independence, andskill development in preschool aged children, specifically children with Autism Spectrum Disorder required.
• Demonstrated experience in Picture Exchange Communications System (PECS) required.
• Demonstrated experience in Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) required.
• Demonstrated ability to be a positive role model to establish a learning environment required.
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity in adult learners required.
• Demonstrated strength in interprofessional teaming and group development required.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict required.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team in a variety of settings as well as the ability to work independently required.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication (verbal & written) skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain internal/external partnerships required.
• Demonstrated excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills required.
• Demonstrated commitment and champion of family centred care required.
• Competencies in other language an asset; French and/or Arabic preferred.

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