Licensed Psychologist (NY HELPS)

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Ordering and maintaining updated testing and assessment materials
• Supervision of testing and assessment completed by Masters level psychologists and unlicensed psychologists (Psychologist 2, Associate Psychologist)
• Admission screening, including mental status exam and suicide assessment
• 30 day assessment, including administration of various mental health and substance use screens, youth and collateral interviews, and record review to develop a psychosocial assessment and subsequent mental health treatment plan
• Collaboration and treatment planning with youths assigned psychiatrist as indicated
• Individual and group counseling and psychotherapy
• Treatment reviews
• Cognitive and other psychological testing as indicated
• Serve as a member of the facility Committee on Special Education
• 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 the areas of emotional intelligence, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance
• Report to the Facility Assistant Director for Treatment (ADT) who provides individual and group clinical supervision

Qualifications

Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Open to the Public (NY HELPS): Licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State. Must maintain a valid New York State license and registration.

Skills & experience

• Experience and the necessary skill sets to provide crucial behavioral and mental health services to adolescents with developmental and intellectual disabilities is preferred

Pay

• Starting salary: $117,875
• Geographic pay: $20,000

Schedule

• Flexible work hours offered - clinical staff to select a work schedule within the 7am - 6pm time frame

Professional development

• A monthly state-wide psychology supervision provides practitioners the opportunity to discuss cases and systems considerations with other psychologists working in DJJOY facilities (of which there are 9)
• Numerous clinical trainings with accompanying NYS Department of Education approved Continuing Education Units (CEU's)

Additional information

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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