Clinical Psychologist VIII - Hawaii District Administration

Hawaii State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 91,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking a Clinical Psychologist VIII to provide services to students across Hawaii schools as needed and assigned by the Hawaii District Administration Office. Salary is commensurate with experience.

The position requires a doctoral degree in clinical psychology with internship and licensure within two years, plus two additional years of relevant experience at Level VII/VI equivalent in the State service.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology with internship required or substituted by one year of professional clinical psychology experience.
• Doctoral program must include internship in clinical psychology or post-doctoral internship as applicable.
• Licensure or license-track requirements by Hawaii state Board of Psychology within two years of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Performs professional work related to development, behavior, and mental health assessments for individuals or groups with serious psychological concerns.
• Conducts psycho-diagnosis, psychotherapy, consultation, prevention, training and research.
• Plans, directs, and evaluates a program of clinical psychology with multiple subprograms.

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology

Internship or equivalent supervised experience

Job description

This posting is being used to 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 Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Clinical Psychologist VIII, SR-30: $8,187.00 - $9,960.00 per month

1. Performs professional work concerned with the development and application of theories, principles, methods and techniques relating to the development, behavior, capacities, traits, interests and activities of individuals in order to measure, predict, prevent, modify or induce behavior, especially as these activities relate to individuals and/or groups with serious problems of personality, social and emotional adjustment or mental retardation.

2. Performs psycho diagnosis, psychotherapy, consultation, administration, prevention, training and research.

3. Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates a program of clinical psychology consisting of a group of distinct, interrelated subprograms.

4. Performs other duties as required.

General Requirements

Applicants must possess the requirements specified in A, B, C, D or E below.

A. Successful completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree from an accredited college in clinical psychology which included an internship in clinical psychology. In lieu of the internship requirement, applicants may substitute one year of professional work experience in the field of clinical psychology.

B. 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 must have been supplemented by a post-doctoral clinical internship. In lieu of the clinical internship requirement, applicants may substitute one year of post-doctoral clinical psychology experience under competent profession supervision.

C. Holds a doctoral degree from a training program approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) or holds a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and also meets the experiential requirements for inclusion in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.

D. Holds a diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.

E. A valid license to practice psychology in the State of Hawaii, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.

In addition, applicants must possess both of the following:

1. A minimum of one additional year of professional clinical psychology experience which involved psycho diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services to individuals with severe problems of personality, social, emotional adjustment or mental retardation. The year of additional experience requirement must have been comparable to Level V in the State service.

2. A minimum of one additional year of professional experience comparable to Level VI in the State service. For this level, one year of research or college level teaching experience in the field of clinical psychology may be used toward meeting the overall experience requirement.

For the Level VIII, applicants must also possess a minimum of one additional year of experience comparable to Level VII or two years of experience at a level comparable to Level VI in the State service. For this level, two years of research or college level teaching experience in the field of clinical psychology may be used toward meeting the overall experience requirement.

Quality of Experience

Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that the applicant has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which the applicant is being considered.

Licensed Requirement

Within two years from the date of appointment as a Clinical Psychologist V or higher, applicant(s) hired must meet the requirements for licensing and obtain a license issued by the Hawaii State Board of Psychology, as required by Chapter 465, HRS.

Driver's License Requirement

Some positions require applicants to possess a current, valid Driver's License.

Salary

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years.

Temporary Assignment

Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

1. A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;

2. A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor that includes the applicant’s name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or,

3. Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.

Documents

Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Information about Temporary Positions

Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.