Psychologist, Level I

Job Description

*CANDIDATE MUST BE IN THE PSYCHOLOGIST TITLE WITH A NEW YORK CITY AGENCY OR REACHABLE ON EXAM #1169

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Psychologist level I position is needed to staff the Wellness Outreach team within the Health and Wellness Section. The Health and Wellness Section was established to promote the health, wellness, morale and overall well-being of all members of the service. The Psychologist will have a detailed and intricate role in dealing with mental health.

Duties will include the following:
- Provide triage evaluation of social, occupational, emotional or psychological issues for self-referred
employees
- Provide clinical supportive services including brief counseling, referral, and disposition planning.
- Conduct wellness checks of individuals involved in a critical incident.
- Conduct group critical incident debriefing.
- Provide supportive services and psychoeducation for individuals at designated NYPD precincts and
specialty units.
- Attend and participate in psychological and general staff conferences and training
- Consult with senior or executive staff on organizational issues, including work group dynamics, morale,
policy implementation, conflict resolution and other matters
- Research, develop and implement training on various, psychological, organizational and health related matters
- Develop appropriate material for presentation to small group
- Lead small group counseling

WORK LOCATION:
137 Centre St., N.Y. 10013

TO APPLY:
Please visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #734646

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and un-emancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

In compliance with Federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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Qualifications

1. Completion of two years of graduate work, consisting of at least 60 graduate semester credits in psychology, in an accredited graduate program leading to a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology, plus two years of satisfactory full-time experience, gained after admission to the accredited graduate program, in one of these areas under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist in a hospital, penal institution, social services agency, clinic, court, school or other agency or institution; or
2. A doctorate in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, clinical health psychology or neuro-psychology from an accredited college or university; or
3. Completion of a re-specialization in clinical psychology from an accredited graduate program plus one year of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above.

To qualify, all candidates must have completed the equivalent of three semester credits from an accredited graduate school, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, psychopathology or abnormal psychology, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention; and all candidates must have 240 hours of experience, under the
supervision of a licensed psychologist, in each of the following: personality testing, individual intelligence testing, and psychological and/or behavioral intervention. However, experience in psychological and/or behavioral intervention may be under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist.
Completion of an American Psychological Association (APA) approved doctoral program in professional psychology is evidence of meeting the course requirements listed above. Completion of an