Number of Hours per Rotation: 112 hours per 3 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Standard Hours
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Speech Language Pathologist - Masters Senior $48.387 to $59.169
Travel Required: Yes
: Reporting to the Manager of Mental Health Outpatient Services, the Autism Consultant will work with children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or suspected ASD aged 0 to 19 years of age.
The position will provide services including: receiving and processing referrals; triage cases; coordinating and contributing to assessment and diagnosis of ASD; facilitating the development of individualized program plans and monitoring progress; facilitating and enhancing coordination or integration of services; consulting and problem-solving with parents, professionals, educators and service providers; provision of supervision to Autism Services Support Workers and other ASD team members and; facilitating, coordinating and enhancing treatment and programming for ASD children and youth.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Education
- Preference will be given to human services professionals with a Masters degree.
Experience
- A minimum of two years' experience working with the ASD population
- Experience in quality assurance initiatives
Knowledge & Abilities
- Ability to adapt to frequent change and work under pressure
- Knowledge of human development relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Communication skills to provide/obtain verbal and/or written opinions/advice
- Knowledge in various treatments and strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Knowledge of task and behavioral analysis
- Provide consultation services to staff and other agencies.
- Ability to provide reccomendations on best practice evidence for implementation
- Develop clinical pathways, standards of care
- Ability to mentor, train, and clinically supervise students in related field.
- Knowledge in differential diagnoses to support treatment of children and youth
- Ability to work independently and with broader interdisciplinary teams
- Apply ethical, culturally sensitive and legal principles in practice
- Ability to design, initiate and conduct training for other professionals
Competencies
- Leadership skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Case management skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer skills
Other Education & Training
- Registered/eligible registration with appropriate licensing body if applicable
Other Information
- A combination of applicable education/training & experience will be considered
📌 Autism Spectrum Disorder Consultant MLSP Senior (Prince Albert)
🏢 Saskatchewan Health Authority
📍 Prince Albert
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