Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of

TitlePsychologist 1

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade21

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $75850 to $96173 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7:30 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Chautauqua

Street Address Lakeview Correctional Facility

9300 Lake Avenue

City Brocton

StateNY

Zip Code14716

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications PSYCHOLOGIST 1/SG-21
Minimum Qualifications for taking the Promotional Examination: Qualified employee of New York State and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55b/55c service as Psychology Assistant 3.

Minimum Qualifications for taking the Open Competitive Examination: must have a master of psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university which prepares graduates for clinical positions in the field of psychology in a clinical, forensic, or community mental health, or school setting. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders, AND 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.*

Substitution:
• A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above.
• A clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed a part of a qualifying master of psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required experience.**
• A certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• For the purposes of qualifying for these examinations, 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.
• Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: education, counseling, clinical counseling clinical hypnosis, community counseling, education counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, and organizational psychology.
• *For the purposes of these examinations, 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.
• 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.

Duties Description Provide psychology services to Incarcerated Individuals in a Correctional Facility.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Aiesha Rhoda

Telephone 716-792-7100

Fax

Email Address Aiesha.Rhoda@doccs.ny.gov

Address

Street Lakeview Correctional Facility

9300 Lake Avenue

City Brocton

State NY

Zip Code 14716