Associate Psychologist

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities; Town of Richmond (NY); Presencial; USD 110 000 - 119 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Resumo da oferta

NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is seeking a licensed-psychology professional to provide supervised clinical services, conduct evaluations, and contribute to treatment planning. The role involves designing and interpreting tests, leading individual and group counseling sessions, and supervising junior staff.

The ideal candidate has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and relevant supervised experience.

Qualificações

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology with licensure eligibility.
• Clinical psychology experience under supervision or internship.
• Experience in designing and interpreting psychological tests.
• Ability to develop behavioral/treatment plans.

Responsabilidades

• Provide psychological services under supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Design, develop, administer, score, and interpret tests.
• Conduct psychological evaluations and assessments.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and develop treatment plans.
• Lead individual, family and group counseling sessions.
• Provide administrative supervision to junior psychology staff.
• Prepare reports and maintain records.

Conhecimentos

Clinical psychology

Counseling skills

Psychological testing

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Provide psychological services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist;
• Design, develop, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests;
• Conduct psychological evaluations;
• Participate at treatment team meetings and assist in the development of behavioral/treatment plans;
• Participate in and lead individual, family and group counseling sessions;
• Provide administrative supervision to lower-level psychology staff;
• Prepare reports and maintain a wide variety of records.

Duties Description

• Provide psychological services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist;
• Design, develop, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests;
• Conduct psychological evaluations;
• Participate at treatment team meetings and assist in the development of behavioral/treatment plans;
• Participate in and lead individual, family and group counseling sessions;
• Provide administrative supervision to lower-level psychology staff;
• Prepare reports and maintain a wide variety of records.

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Minimum Qualifications

A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology (see notes below); AND

EITHER a one-year, full-time pre-doctoral clinical internship OR one year of psychology experience in a clinical setting, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. You must demonstrate how you meet this qualification.

Notes:

Non-qualifying degree majors include, but are not limited to the following: education, educational psychology, transpersonal psychology, educational counseling, guidance counseling, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, psychometrics, organizational psychology, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, pastoral psychology, human relations, etc.

Psychology experience in a clinical setting is considered to be any direct care experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, clinic, facility, private practice, or correctional setting under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist. Qualifying experience must primarily include performing psychological evaluations or assessment tests, psychological diagnostic testing, developing psychological treatment plans, providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.

The following experience is NOT considered qualifying: Experience in administration, administrative services, administrative oversight, training, special education, behavior specialist, habilitation specialist, project management, research, or primarily supervisory experience. Other non-qualifying experience includes, but is not limited to, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, etc.

Additional Comments

• Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 23 ($90,582) and Downstate Adjustment ($4,150). The Downstate adjustment is also added to the job rate ($114,585).
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
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• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
  • Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
  • Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
  • Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
  • Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
  • Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
• Health Care Coverage: Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.
• Paid Parental Leave: Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
• Retirement Program: Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.
• Professional Development and Education and Training:
  • NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.
  • Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• ***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***