NY HELP Yes Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Psychologist 1/2 Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 21 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $82126 to $113650 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 40 Workday From 8 AM To 4:30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Queens Street Address TBD City TBD State NY Zip Code 00000 Duties Description u2022 Provide professional psychological services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or other appropriate licensed clinician; u2022 Develop and write behavioral/treatment plans and complete functional assessments; u2022 Design, develop, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests; u2022 Analyze behavioral data and write progress notes; u2022 Conduct psychological evaluations; u2022 Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and attend meetings for case review; u2022 Participate in and lead individual, family and group counseling sessions; u2022 Prepare reports and maintain a wide variety of records. u2022 Peer review. LinkedIn: #LI-MG1 Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications for Psychologist Trainee 1: You must have a master's degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education/United States Secretary of Education. The psychology degree program must have been one that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders; OR Completion of graduate coursework in a qualifying doctoral level program in psychology that would be the equivalent required for conferral of a master's degree in psychology. The coursework must have prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. Candidates must submit an official transcript to provide evidence that such coursework was completed, or an attestation of the coursework equivalency from a qualifying accredited college or university. Minimum Qualifications for Psychologist 1 and 2 - You must have a master's degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education/United States Secretary of Education. The psychology degree program must have been one that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders; AND For Psychologist 1 - you must also have two years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below. For Psychologist 2 - you must also have three years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below. Substitutions:A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and one year of qualifying experience may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above. Clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed as part of a qualifying master of psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Note: Examples of qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: clinical psychology, clinical forensic psychology, community psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, and child psychology. Note: Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: education, counseling, clinical counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, educational counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, and organizational psychology. Note: Examples of qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologists with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). In order for experience to be considered qualifying, primary duties must have included activities such as administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health. Note: Examples of non-qualifying experience include but are not limited to, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, pastoral counseling, or as a habilitation specialist or instructor of psychology. A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assignment is defined as a direct clinical experience providing psychological services in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program; and must have been a component of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program listed on the official transcript. Appointments may also be made at the Psychology Trainee 1 levels. Candidates hired at the entry-level title (Psychology Trainee 1) may be advanced to the full-performance level (Psychologist 1) following satisfactory completion of two-years of service. Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status. Appointments may also be made at the Psychology Trainee levels. Candidates hired at the entry-level title (Psychology Trainee 1) may be advanced to the full-performance level (Psychologist 1) following satisfactory completion of two-years of service. Salary range listed below encompasses the hiring rate of a Psychology Trainee 1 through the job rate of a Psychologist 2. u2022 Psychology Trainee 1: $70,951 u2022 Psychology Trainee 2: $73,250 u2022 Psychologist 1: $82,126 - $103,056 u2022 Psychologist 2: $90,681 - $113,650 Amounts include Downstate adjustment ($4,000). u2022 If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.u2022 The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.u2022 Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.u2022 All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.u2022 If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). u2022 If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email to obtain information and RA forms.u2022 Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.u2022 Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.u2022 Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.u2022 Life insurance and Disability insurance.u2022 The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.u2022 Paid Holidays and Leave:u00b0 Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.u00b0 Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.u00b0 Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.u00b0 Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.u00b0 Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.u2022 Health Care Coverage:Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.u2022 Paid Parental Leave:Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.u2022 Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employeesu2019 Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.u2022 Professional Development and Education and Training:NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteranu2019s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Bernard Finseson Human Resources Telephone 718-217-5110 Fax 718-264-3436 Email Address Address Street Bernard Fineson Human Resources 80-45 Winchester Blvd City Queens Village State NY Zip Code 11428 Notes on Applying Please email your resume and cover letter to and reference vacancy ID number in your email.
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