Pediatric Services
Hybrid – Winnipeg Office and Northern Manitoba First Nations

The K.I.M. team invites applicants to apply for the following exciting opportunity

Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. (KIM) was established to work towards a new health system that better responds to the needs of northern First Nations people in Manitoba. KIM supports health and wellness services for 23 Sovereign First Nation communities, with a focus on equitable care, addressing racism in the health care system, responding to emerging needs, and filling gaps through advocacy, collaboration, and integration with First Nation communities and federal and provincial partners.

The Psychometrist/Psychology Associate takes a team, family, and First Nation approach. This position is suited to a compassionate, highly organized professional dedicated to serving First Nations children, youth, and families and supporting First Nations health sovereignty.

Working under the clinical supervision of KIM’s Clinical Health Psychologist Lead, the Psychometrist/Psychology Associate will travel regularly to First Nations communities to administer standardized psychological assessments, support diagnostic clinics, coordinate assessment activities, gather collateral information, and assist families throughout the assessment process.

This role is critical to improving equitable access to diagnostic services while advancing KIM’s vision for culturally protected, family-centred, and Indigenous-led care.

Candidates with roots to a northern First Nation community will be given preference.

The Psychometrist/Psychology Associate will be responsible for:

- Psychological assessment services: Under the supervision of a Registered Clinical Psychologist,



administer standardized psychological and neurodevelopmental tools; conduct cognitive, academic, adaptive, developmental, and behavioural assessments; complete scoring, data entry, quality review, behavioural observations, and test summaries; assist with interpretation meetings and report preparation; follow professional and ethical standards; and maintain assessment inventories and materials.
- Community-based assessment delivery: Conduct and support mobile, regional, and community-based assessment clinics with local health teams, including clinic set‑up, suitable testing environments, secure handling of materials, clinic flow, multidisciplinary visits, and implementation of KIM’s preferred assessment model.
- Family and community engagement: Build respectful relationships with children, youth, families, caregivers, and community partners; explain assessment processes; assist with questionnaires, rating scales, and intake forms; gather collateral information; support culturally safe and trauma‑informed interactions; and collaborate with community health representatives, nursing stations, schools, and Jordan’s Principle teams.
- Assessment coordination: Obtain, organize, securely maintain, and track records, documentation, outstanding information, and assessment timelines, and assist with travel planning and assessment logistics.
- Clinical team collaboration:



Participate in supervision and case review; present assessment findings and observations; contribute to interdisciplinary care planning; collaborate with pediatricians, nurses, social workers, educators, and community providers; and support program planning, service evaluation, quality improvement, assessment processes, and culturally responsive practices.
- Quality improvement and program development: Collect and monitor service utilization and outcome data, including assessment volumes, wait times, and access indicators, while supporting First Nations data sovereignty and privacy compliance.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

- A master’s degree in Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Child Development, or a related field is considered an asset.
- Relevant experience working with children and youth in health care, education, child and family services, community mental health, or an Indigenous, rural, northern, or remote community setting.
- Demonstrated foundational knowledge of standardized psychological assessment, including test administration, scoring, behavioral observation, test security, and factors that may affect the reliability, validity, and cultural appropriateness of assessment results.
- Experience administering cognitive, academic achievement, adaptive functioning, behavioral, developmental, or autism-focused assessment measures is considered an asset. Relevant measures may include the WISC‑V, WPPSI‑IV, WAIS‑IV, WIAT‑4, Vineland‑3, BASC‑3, ABAS‑3, and ADOS‑2.
- Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, FASD, learning disabiliti

📌 Job Posting – Psychometrist – Psychology Associate – Winnipeg MB
🏢 Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin
📍 Winnipeg