Behaviour Technician (Extensive Needs Service Program)

Our diverse staff is our most valued resource. Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Inclusion and Courage are the values that set Michael Garron Hospital apart.

Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) is an award winning community teaching hospital and has been providing care since 1929. We proudly serve more than 400,000 people in 22 distinct neighbourhoods in East Toronto. MGH is recognized as a leader in workplace wellness. We commit to living our values of Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Inclusion and Courage in many ways, including offering a quality work environment focused on learning and development. MGH invests in people to meet their professional goals and to reach their personal best.

We opened our new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre in early 2023 providing eight floors of modern and bright care spaces and will continue to transform our campus in the coming years.

Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, creative and experienced Behaviour Technician to join the Extensive Needs Service, a new program for individuals up to the age of 18, whose needs cannot be met in a single service stream and who require an integrated approach across Mental, Behavioural and Developmental Health. While this is primarily a clinical role, there will be opportunity to work with other members of an interprofessional team to develop and implement the Behavioural Technician role based on best practices and evidence. Working closely with a supervising Behaviour Therapist, the Behavioural Technician will provide trauma-informed and compassionate behavioural intervention to children, youth and families with Extensive Needs such as co-occurring medical, physical and developmental complexities and/or social vulnerabilities.

EDUCATION

• College diploma or undergraduate degree in a field related to behavioural science, psychology, child and youth work, or social services.
• Registered Behaviour Technician certification considered an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated knowledge of Applied Behaviour Analysis principles and a minimum of two years’ experience implementing them considered a strong asset.
• Experience supporting children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions, acquired brain injury, and/or mental health conditions.
• Experience providing services to children and youth with varying abilities who engage in severe interfering behaviours including aggression, self-injury, property destruction, etc.
• Demonstrated experience providing parent training and coaching.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and communicate effectively with clients, families, Behaviour Therapist, and members of the interprofessional team.
• Strong initiative skills, demonstrated through the ability to make quick decisions, resolve conflict, and adapt to changing work environments.
• Good work and attendance record required.
• All employees of Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), a division of Toronto East Health Network (TEHN) [formerly TorontoEast General Hospital (TEGH)] agree to work within the legislated practices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario.
• All employees of MGH are responsible to contribute to a transparent culture of patient and staff safety by adhering toand abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by MGH.
• All employees are accountable for protecting the psychological health and safety of themselves

and their co-workers through adherence to MGH's policies and practices.

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Come be a part of the future of healthcare in the heart of the east!