Clinical Psychologist VIII - Hawaii District Administration

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Hawaii; On-site; USD 88,744 - 107,973; Full time

Job summary

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is hiring a Clinical Psychologist VIII for various schools in the Hawaii District. This role involves providing psychological services, conducting evaluations, and developing psychological programs.

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, a valid Hawaii license, and at least two years of relevant clinical experience. A strong commitment to working with students in need is essential.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree from an APA-approved program.
• Holds a valid license to practice in Hawaii.
• Minimum of two years of clinical experience in severe personality/mental issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply psychological theories and methods.
• Conduct psycho-diagnosis and psychotherapy services.
• Plan and direct clinical psychology programs.

Skills

Psycho-diagnosis

Psychotherapy

Consultation

Program evaluation

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology

Internship in clinical psychology

Post-doctoral clinical internship

Job description

Overview

Fill Clinical Psychologist VIII positions that provide services to students at various schools within the Hawaii District as needed and assigned by the Hawaii District Administration Office.

Salary

Clinical Psychologist VIII, SR‑30: $7,952.00 – $9,675.00 per month. New external applicants start at the initial step of the salary range; placement above the initial step depends on special characteristics, critical needs, exceptional qualifications, available funds, and other factors. Hawaii State Department of Education employees are placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Responsibilities

• Performs professional work concerning the development and application of theories, principles, methods, and techniques related to the development, behavior, capacities, traits, interests, and activities of individuals to measure, predict, prevent, modify or induce behavior.
• Conducts psycho‑diagnosis, psychotherapy, consultation, administration, prevention, training, and research.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates a program of clinical psychology consisting of a group of distinct, interrelated subprograms.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Successful completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree from an accredited college in clinical psychology which included an internship in clinical psychology; or one year of professional work experience in the field of clinical psychology can substitute the internship.
• Successful completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree from an accredited college in a specialty related to clinical psychology. The doctoral program must have included an internship in clinical psychology or be supplemented by a post‑doctoral clinical internship; or one year of post‑doctoral clinical psychology experience under competent professional supervision can substitute the requirement.
• Holds a doctoral degree from a training program approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) or from a regionally accredited institution of higher education that meets the experiential requirements for inclusion in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
• Holds a diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.
• Possesses a valid license to practice psychology in the State of Hawaii.

• Minimum one additional year of professional clinical psychology experience involving psycho‑diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services to individuals with severe problems of personality, social, emotional adjustment, or mental retardation, comparable to Level V in the State service.
• Minimum one additional year of professional experience comparable to Level VI in the State service; one year of research or college‑level teaching experience in the field of clinical psychology may be used toward meeting this requirement.
• For Level VIII, an additional year of experience comparable to Level VII or two years comparable to Level VI; two years of research or college‑level teaching experience may be used to meet this requirement.

License Requirements

Within two years of appointment as a Clinical Psychologist V or higher, the applicant must meet the licensing requirements and obtain a license issued by the Hawaii State Board of Psychology, as required by Chapter 465, HRS. Failure to obtain the license within two years will result in termination from State service.

Driver’s License Requirement

Some positions require a current, valid Driver’s License.

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.