Provide school-based mental health services with Nova Scotia Health in Inverness, using assessment, intervention, and family collaboration skills. This is permanent, full time work.

Reporting to the Manager, Outpatient Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions, you will serve children and adolescents through the SchoolsPlus Initiative. You will work within a multidisciplinary team across designated community schools. The position supports early identification, intervention, planning, service delivery, and evaluation for mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide mental health services directly in designated community schools
- Plan, develop, provide, and evaluate school-based services
- Support early identification and intervention for mental health disorders
- Act as liaison among clients, schools,



and mental health services
- Collaborate with school-based multidisciplinary teams and families

Requirements:

- Master’s degree in a relevant clinical health discipline
- Current registration with the relevant provincial regulatory body
- Two years’ related clinical experience, including assessment and treatment
- Knowledge of DSM V diagnostic criteria for mental health disorders
- Skills in evidence-informed therapy, crisis intervention, and risk assessment

Bring clinical assessment, family collaboration, and school-based mental health expertise to Nova Scotia Health’s SchoolsPlus services.

📌 SchoolsPlus Mental Health Clinician (Inverness)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health Authority
📍 Inverness