Child Development Services (CDS) invites psychologists to join our Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Clinic, a specialized tertiary-level service providing comprehensive assessment and diagnostic consultation for children and adolescents with complex developmental presentations. In this role, you will independently conduct comprehensive assessments for autism and related developmental concerns, integrating standardized cognitive, adaptive, social, and behavioural measures, clinical observation, developmental history, and parent interviews. You will use strong clinical judgment to consider complex presentations and differential diagnoses in reaching thoughtful and accurate diagnostic conclusions. You will work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes pediatricians, occupational and speech therapists, social workers, nurses, psychometrists, and education consultants. Together, you will translate assessment findings into practical, individualized recommendations for children, families, schools, and community providers. We are seeking psychologists with strong clinical expertise in autism assessment who are confident working with diagnostic complexity and families navigating challenging care pathways. A trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and family-centred approach is essential. Opportunities include consultation, program development, quality improvement, and mentorship of learners. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a tertiary pediatric setting while helping shape specialized ASD diagnostic services. If you bring strong clinical judgment, expertise in autism assessment, and a passion for supporting children and families with complex needs, we would love to hear from you.
As a Psychologist II, you will provide advanced clinical services (including psychological assessment, diagnosis and/or intervention), consultation and education to the interprofessional team and patients/families, and/or provides clinical leadership and coordination in an assigned program area. This is an advanced level psychology position that will allow you to work with or within teams to provide and inform services for patients with complex and multi-dimensional medical, psychological, interpersonal, environmental and/or instrumental needs. You will consult, collaborate, and enact initiatives to ensure that practices are evidence based and in alignment with psychology standards of practice and code of ethics, as well as policy, legislation and regulations. You will be expected to lead, facilitate and/or participate in program, policy, and procedure development, service planning, staff development, quality improvement and evaluation, and/or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s). You may provide supervision to doctoral level psychology residents, master's level interns, provisional psychologists, psychometrists and other team members.
- Classification: Psychologist II
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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Primary Location: Child Development Centre
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.40
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Posting End Date: 11-SEP-2026
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Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
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Date Available: 21-SEP-2026
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Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2027
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 2
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Shifts per cycle: 4
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $60.69
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Maximum Salary: $80.59
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Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of doctoral degree in Psychology in an applied area relevant to the practice setting from a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or American Psychological Association (APA) program. . A combination of equivalent education and experience may also be considered. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP). Applications from Provisional Psychologists may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in professional psychology, including internship/residency (CPA-accredited). Training in assessment of pediatric (preschool and school-aged) populations with diverse neurodevelopmental, medical, and psychological presentations. Competence in administering and interpreting standardized tools assessing intelligence, academics, memory, executive functioning, and attention. Expertise in autism spectrum disorder diagnostics (e.g., ADOS-2, diagnostic interviewing) and able to independently assess and diagnose autism, including ADOS/ADOS-2 research reliability. Collaborative team member with an understanding of multidisciplinary roles and perspectives. Demonstrated interpersonal and professional skills, including self-awareness, conflict resolution, and problem-solving. Experience contributing to organizational change, including vision-building, risk identification, workflow design, goal setting, performance monitoring, and mentoring. Committed to fostering psychological safety, inclusivity, and reflective practice. Family-centered and neurodiversity-affirming, with strong communication and collaboration skills across diagnostic teams, community services, and partners.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum five years of relevant clinical experience, including collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Completion of all degree requirements, including dissertation. Proven expertise in assessment and differential diagnosis of developmentally complex children, with comprehensive understanding of pediatric populations with medical, neurodevelopmental, behavioral, academic, and psychosocial challenges.
