P/T POPPA Liaison (Psychologist)

New York City Police Department; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

The New York City Police Department Medical Division is seeking a psychologist to serve as a POPPA liaison. The selected candidate will work at least 20 hours per week, primarily on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will evaluate POPPA cases and determine fitness for duty for members of the service.

The role requires a doctoral degree in psychology and New York licensure, with extensive supervision requirements and coordination with clinicians and POPPA staff to support NYPD officers and retirees.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level psychology education with licensure in New York State.
• Completion of required supervised experience and APA-approved internship.
• Eligibility to practice psychology in NYS for the Department of Mental Health/Health and Hospitals Corp complexes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate POPPA cases.
• Determine fitness for duty for NYPD members.
• Coordinate with POPPA personnel, clinicians, and service members to arrange services.

Skills

Evaluating POPPA cases

Fitness-for-duty assessments

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology

New York state psychology license

APA internship/licensure requirements

Job description

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships.

POPPA (Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance) is a volunteer police peer support network committed exclusively to providing a confidential, safe, and supportive environment for New York City police officers and NYPD retirees.

The New York City Police Department Medical Division Is Seeking a Qualified Candidate In The Title Of Psychologist Who Will Act In The Role Of POPPA Liaison. The Selected Candidate Will Work At Least 20 Hours Per Week, Must Work On Tuesdays And Thursdays, And Will Be Responsible For The Following:

• Evaluating POPPA cases,
• Determining fitness for duty for members of the service,
• Work closely with the Department’s POPPA personnel who are responsible for coordination of services among NYPD peer support officers, clinicians and members of service who utilize the POPPA helpline.

WORK LOCATION

1 Lefrak City, Flushing NY

Additional Information

In compliance with federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

PSYCHOLOGIST - 52110

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of two years of graduate work, consisting of at least 60 graduate semester credits in psychology, in an accredited graduate program leading to a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, plus two years of satisfactory full-time experience, gained after admission to the accredited graduate program, in one of these areas under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist in a hospital, penal institution, social services agency, clinic, court, school or other agency or institution; or
• A doctorate in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology from an accredited college or university; or
• Completion of a re-specialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.

To qualify, all candidates must have completed the equivalent of three semester credits from an accredited graduate school, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, psychopathology or abnormal psychology, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention; and all candidates must have 240 hours of experience, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist, in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention. However, experience in psychological and/or behavioral intervention may be under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist.

Completion of an American Psychological Association (APA) approved doctoral program in professional psychology is evidence of meeting the course requirements listed above. Completion of an APA approved internship in professional psychology is evidence of meeting one year of supervised full-time experience.

Externships are part of a doctoral program and will not be accepted for meeting minimum experience requirements. Experience gained prior to admission into the required graduate program will also not be accepted for meeting minimum experience requirements.

License Requirement For Assignment Level I

For appointment to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

License Requirement For Assignment Level II

• A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology awarded upon completion of a doctoral program in psychology registered by the New York State Department of Education and designated as licensure qualifying, or determined by the Department to be the substantial equivalent to a New York State registered program that is licensure qualifying; and
• One additional year of satisfactory full-time experience, either working as a Psychologist for the City of New York, or in a supervisory capacity in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology in an approved agency or institution. Employees who complete their doctoral degree requirements on or after October 1, 1992, must have at least one year of qualifying experience gained after the completion of all doctoral degree requirements; and

License Requirement For Assignment Level II

• For appointment to the Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, Police and Fire, and those programs functionally transferred to the Health and Hospitals Corporation from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education.
• In agencies not noted in C (1) above, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education within one year of the date of assignment. At the discretion of the appointing agency, the period to obtain the license may be extended for up to six months for employees who fail to obtain the license within one year of their assignment.

License Requirement For Assignment Level III

• The doctoral degree in psychology as described under the Special Note # for Assignment Level II; and
• A valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education; and
• Four years of satisfactory full-time experience in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, of which at least one year must have been under the direct supervision of a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist, and at least three years must have been in a supervisory capacity as a licensed Psychologist.
• License Requirement for Assignment Level III: For assignment to Assignment Level III, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New