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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 12/02/16

Applications Due01/03/17

Vacancy ID34979

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitlePsychology Assistant 3/ Psychologist 1/Psychologist 2/Associate Psychologist - CNY DDSO

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade23

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

Salary RangeFrom $47796 to $87351 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 Oneida

Street Address 101 W Liberty St

City Rome

StateNY

Zip Code13440

Minimum Qualifications Currently serving as a permanent Psychologist Assistant 3, Psychologist 1 or 2, or Associate Psychologist eligible for transfer; OR
Reachable on the Civil Service List for Psychologist Assistant 3, Psychologist 1 or 2, or Associate Psychologist; OR
One year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law.
If no candidates meet the qualifications above, a provisional appointment can be made if a candidate possesses the following:

For Provisional Appointment:
Associate Psychologist: Must have earned a doctoral degree in a field of psychology, AND either a one-year, full-time clinical internship or traineeship OR one year of psychology experience in a clinical setting, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Psychologist 1 or 2: you must have a master of psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university which prepares graduates for master’s level psychologist positions in clinical, forensic, or community mental health settings; AND the degree program must have included a clinical psychology practicum, externship or clinical fieldwork. In addition candidates must have had appropriately supervised post-master’s degree experience in a clinical, community mental health setting, or forensic setting providing primarily psychological services as follows:

Psol 1: one year of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience. Psol 2: two years of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience.

Psychology Assistant: you must have been awarded a master of psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university psychology degree program, which prepares graduates for master's level psychologist positions in clinical, forensic, or community mental health settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in diagnostic psychological and behavioral assessment tools and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders. You must indicate the major field of study on the application form.

Duties Description • Provide psychological services to individuals who live in Individual Residential Alternative facilities in Cortland County.
• Develop, implement and monitor behavioral plans for individuals with maladaptive behavior. Plans to develop ADL and other self-help skills may also be needed for certain individuals.
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team and attend meetings for case review and residential habilitation.
• Develop and present individuals cases to various review committees (BMRC, ICC) for their approval.
• Participate as a member of the Psychology Department. This includes attending monthly meetings and performing special assignments, as directed. These include risk assessments, competency evaluations and credibility assessments.
• Perform routine psychological assessments such as intelligence testing and measures of adaptive behavior.
• Other duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.

Additional Comments Posting is for Recruitment purposes in various counties to include Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Lewis, Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland and Oswego. Salary grade range for Psol Asst 3 to Associate Psol is from 16 - 23.

Please note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• 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.
•OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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

Name Human Resources

Telephone 315-336-2300 ext 578

Fax 315-338-0443

Email Address cny.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Central NY DDSO

101 W. Liberty St

City Rome

State NY

Zip Code 13440

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a cover letter and résumé to the Rome Human Resources Office of the Central New York DDSO by the closing date indicated above.

Please reference posting number 16-266 on cover letter.

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