Clinical Psychologist VIII - Hawaii District Administration

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Performs 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Holds a diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.
• A valid license to practice psychology in the State of Hawaii, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.
• 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.
• One additional year of professional experience comparable to Level VI in the State service.

Salary

Salary Range: A ll 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

Requirements

• Applicants must possess the requirements specified in A, B, C, D or E below:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Holds a diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.
• A valid license to practice psychology in the State of Hawaii, as described in Chapter 465, HRS.
• 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.
• One additional year of professional experience comparable to Level VI in the State service.

Benefits

• Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.
• Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.
• 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.
• 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:
• A copy of the applicant’s TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report;
• 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;
• Copies of the applicant’s signed SF-10 Forms.