Clinical/Forensic Psychologist

Salary: $120,463 to $141,723

Closing date: 25 April 2025

Reference number: RF-13188

About CSE

The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canada’s agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber operations and cyber security. Learn more about our mission.

 

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Job summary

You will perform psychological assessments on potential hires and current employees by administering and interpreting standardized psychological tests and conducting psychological interviews.  You will write psychological assessment reports to determine suitability and organizational fit, to establish psychological readiness and/or to provide advice and recommendations.

Salary

To find out more about our salary scale, vacation allowances and benefits (health, dental & pension plans, etc.) visit the Compensation page on our website.

 

Area of selection

Open to Canadian citizens.

 

Location

Ottawa, Ontario. CSE has two accessible facilities. Flexible work arrangements, including telework for a portion of the work week, may be possible.

 

Conditions of employment

An Enhanced Top Secret (ETS) security clearance is a condition of employment that must be met before an offer can be made. More information about our hiring and security processes can be found on our website.

 

Essential qualifications

In order to be considered, your cover letter must clearly explain how you meet the following education and experience requirements.

 

Education

• Hold a master's or doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized university with a specialization in clinical or forensic psychology.
• Be an active member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the Order of Psychologists of Quebec or in your province of residence and be authorized to practice independently, as a psychologist, in the field of forensic or clinical psychology OR be eligible to become a member within 6 months following your application for the position.

Experience

• Conducting psychological assessments with adults, including experience in assessing personality, emotional and behavioral functioning and psychopathology.
• Writing psychological reports and communicating psychological assessment results in a clear, concise and professional manner.

 

Official language requirements

English essential OR

Bilingual imperative: CCC/CCC

 

Competencies

The following technical, behavioural and leadership competencies will be assessed at a later date. You do not need to include information about them in your application. 

 

Technical competencies

• Knowledge of Clinical Psychology (Psychopathology, Mental Health Issues and Treatment)

Understand psychopathology, of various mental health problems, symptoms and personality disorders and prognostic for positive change, rehabilitation and recovery.

• Knowledge of Methods Related to Individual Psychological Assessment of Adults

Understand how to collect, to extract, to gather and to analyze psychological information in order to provide clinical impressions and a professional opinion.

• Consultation Services, Communication and Education on Psychological Indicators and Behavioural (which may pose a Risk for the Organization)

The ability to raise awareness on psychological risk factors, to educate the organization on personal psychological vulnerabilities for potential maladjustment and on the behavioural impact of maladaptive personality traits in the workplace and to influence decisions.

 

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability/Autonomy: Effectively plan, organize & manage their time & activities to deliver high quality & efficient performance.
• Cognitive Thinking Skills: Responding to challenges with innovative solutions, products, or services by questioning conventional means, using intuition, experimentation & fresh perspectives; understanding, analyzing, synthesizing and relating complex information and abstract variables.
• Interactive Communication: Communicating in a compelling, honest, persuasive, effective, and articulate manner, thinking about who you need to communicate with, ensuring the message is clear, understood & consistent with CSE objectives.
• Working in a Team: Demonstrating effective interpersonal skills & working cooperatively and effectively within & across organizational units to achieve common goals.

Leadership competencies

• Achieving Results: Deliver on commitments through actions that reflect personal accountability, sound judgement, decisiveness & business acumen.
• Collaboration: Build relationships with traditional & non-traditional partners & stakeholders to develop solutions that reflect the interests of the organization.
• Integrity, Respect & Awareness: Create & promote a culture of integrity, transparency, fairness & respect. Recognize one’s own areas of personal & professional strength as well as areas for development & is committed to continuous learning to enhance self-awareness. Continuous learning to enhance self-awareness.

 

Assets

Assets are “nice-to-have” expertise and skills we’re interested in.

 

Please demonstrate on your application if you meet or possess the asset experience listed below.

 

Asset experience  (may or may not be invoked)

• Administering and interpreting standardized psychological assessment instruments (ie. MMPI-2; MMPI-3 MMPI-RF, PAI, NEO-PI)
• Completing psychological assessments that are relevant to personnel selection in a high security environment.

How to apply

You may submit your candidacy online by selecting “Apply” at the top or bottom of this page.

If you cannot apply online or have a disability preventing you from applying online, please inform us by email at careers-carrieres@cse-cst.gc.ca prior to the closing date of this hiring process.

 

Important information

Assessments of candidates are conducted in the official language of their choice.

 

To address CSE’s current representation gaps, priority may be given to persons who self-declare as belonging to one, or more, designated employment equity groups: women; Indigenous peoples, including First Nations who are status, or registered and non-status, or non-registered, Inuit and Métis; persons with disabilities, including people with a mental health condition and neurodivergent people; and racialized persons.

Please note the Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

 

CSE offers an assessment process that will accommodate any reasonable measures you require to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Those measures are available to all candidates during our processes. Information you provide will be addressed confidentially.

 

All communications with CSE relating to this process, including email messages and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

 

We thank you for your interest in CSE. However, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.