Licensed Psychologist Manager, Corrections- SCI Smithfield

About the role

The Department of Corrections, State Correctional Institution (SCI) Smithfield is seeking a highly motivated Licensed Psychologist Manager, Corrections, to join our Psychology Department. This position offers a meaningful way to support inmate well-being while guiding key mental health services. As LPM, you will be responsible for the overall administration of SCI’s psychological services program. You will join a dedicated team at SCI Smithfield that values expertise and steady leadership. Step into a role where your experience makes a lasting difference.

Responsibilities

• Staff Leadership: Supervise psychological staff, guide evaluations, direct referrals, and oversee therapeutic interventions
• Program Development: Shape psychological services programs, integrate new procedures, and manage counseling and research initiatives
• Committee Oversight: Lead key institutional committees that review intake, crisis response, and mental health services
• Clinical Standards: Set competencies, determine privileges, and maintain reliability and validity standards for psychological measures
• Evaluation Review: Assess interpretations of psychological tests and review diagnostic and behavioral reports
• Consultation Services: Advise staff on treatment planning, support special units, and participate in discussions of inmate adjustment and care plans

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year as a Licensed Psychologist MH or Psychologist; or one year of experience as a licensed professional psychologist in the treatment of inmates or individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities or behavioral dysfunction.
• Special Requirement: You must be in possession of a valid license to practice psychology as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology or possession of a valid license to practice psychology as issued by another state with licensure requirements acceptable to the Board. Applicants with out-of-state licensure must obtain Pennsylvania licensure within one year of employment.
• Other Requirements: PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title. Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required. You must be able to perform essential job functions.
• Legal Requirement: You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Schedule

Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.