Licensed Psychologist (NY HELPS)

Overview 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 the 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. 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 assigned psychiatrist. 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. The Licensed Psychologist works with youth case managers, direct care staff, education and medical staff to develop and enact comprehensive treatment plans aimed at increasing youth skills in emotional intelligence, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. The Licensed Psychologist reports to the Facility Assistant Director for Treatment (AD T), who provides individual and group clinical supervision. A monthly statewide psychology supervision provides practitioners the opportunity to discuss cases and systems considerations with other psychologists working in DJJOY facilities. DJJOY provides numerous clinical trainings with accompanying NYS Department of Education–approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Minimum Qualifications One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer. Licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State; must maintain a valid New York State license and registration. Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). To be considered through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open‑competitive minimum qualifications listed above. For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment, meaning no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status. Background Investigation Requirements Criminal Background Check (CBC) including state and federal criminal history record checks. All convictions must be reported; a felony or misdemeanor conviction, or any falsified or omitted information on the employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Screening against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees. For DJJOY prospective appointees, checking against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Candidates whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. Equal Opportunity The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an equal opportunity employer. OCFS does not discriminate based upon age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, military or veteran status, sex, disability (including pregnancy‑related conditions), predisposed genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status or status as a victim of domestic violence, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. OCFS encourages applicants from marginalized communities to apply and is committed to diversity, inclusion and dismantling racial injustice. Benefits A starting salary rate increase for staff hired into the Licensed Psychologist titles is in effect. The starting salary for Licensed Psychologists is now $121,413, and staff in these titles have also been approved to receive geographic pay of $20,000. #J-18808-Ljbffr NYS Office of Children and Family Services