Associate Psychologist (NY HELPS)

About the role

The Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS), Division for Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) is seeking an Associate Psychologist to work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in a Juvenile Justice residential setting/facility.

Responsibilities

• Conduct admission screening, including mental status exam and suicide assessment.
• Complete 30-day assessment, including administration of mental health and substance use screens, youth and collateral interviews, and record review to develop a psychosocial assessment and subsequent mental health treatment plan.
• Collaborate on treatment planning with youths’ assigned psychiatrist as indicated.
• Provide individual and group counseling and psychotherapy.
• Conduct treatment reviews and cognitive and other psychological testing as indicated.
• Serve as a member of the facility Committee on Special Education.
• Participate in discharge planning.
• Work with youth case managers, direct care staff, education and medical staff to develop and enact comprehensive treatment plans aimed at increasing youths’ skills in emotional intelligence, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.

Qualifications

• Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer, plus a doctoral degree in a field of psychology.
• Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
  • Earned doctoral degree in a field of psychology.
  • Either a one-year, full-time clinical internship or traineeship, or one year of psychology experience in a clinical setting under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist.

Candidates who are license eligible are preferred. Please specify in your cover letter and/or resume how you meet the minimum qualifications, including specific date ranges for qualifying experience, education, certifications, or the age range of individuals served.

Background Investigation Requirements

• Criminal Background Check (CBC), including State and federal Criminal History Record Checks.
• Fingerprinting to obtain a record of criminal history information.
• Screening against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR).
• Check against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment.