NY HELP Yes Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Licensed Psychologist Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 25 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $141413 to $141413 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 25% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 8:30 AM To 4:30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Ave. City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Duties Description The Licensed Psychologist will have a direct impact on the quality of behavioral health care provided to the people receiving services from the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). High quality behavioral health care is essential to insuring that OPWDD can accomplish its Core Mission of helping people with developmental disabilities lead richer lives. This Licensed Psychologist position is pivotal to maintaining clinical competence and regulatory compliance and is responsible for the support and assessment of health and safety conditions and practices related to psychological, forensic, direct care, and other clinical services at both OPWDD and its voluntary agencies. The biggest challenge our providers face, whether it is a large campus-based program or a small residential setting, is the challenging behavior of the people served and staff's difficulty in successfully managing their behavior. With people moving from residential schools, residential treatment centers/foster care settings and other intensive treatment settings into the community, it is critical that psychologists have the knowledge, ability to support, and training to help these people transition into the community successfully to prevent recidivism into a more restrictive setting. The Licensed Psychologist will augment and conduct clinical reviews of adult service plans for foster care youth and others in residential school/institutional settings that are transitioning to adult services to allow for and support focused consultation on complex clinical cases to ensure appropriate discharge planning activities occur. This position requires the development of effective behavior support plans and effective staff training strategies for implementing the behavior support plans. As part of the Bureau of Clinical Project Management, the licensed psychologist will support improvements in service delivery through developing and delivering trainings and guidance, assisting with identifying areas for development and contributing to improvement efforts, and supporting projects across the agency and with inter-agency partners.The focus of the Licensed Psychologist will be to augment and conduct clinical reviews of adult service plans for people transitioning to adult services from foster care and residential school programs. This position will have the following duties and responsibilities:· Provide focused consultation on complex clinical cases to ensure appropriate discharge planning activities occur.· Support other clinical functions, training development and project management functions that are growing within the bureau. · Assist and guide transition planning, to include review of current assessment and clinical information to support the goal of ensuring the unique needs of the person are understood and supported.· May include conducting assessments and/or consultation on assessment(s) as clinically indicated.· Collaborate with providers to help identify and build, as needed, the system capacity and services to create a successful transition plan.· Develop clinical tools to support foster care providers and other providers to ensure they have the capacity, knowledge, and skills to serve people with I/DD successfully. · Provide training as well as ongoing technical assistance to address more unique or complex support needs of a given person within a foster care or other institutional setting.· Liaison with both voluntary providers and other state agencies to reach shared goals and collaborative working relationships to address this unique population.· Assist in the development of practices and procedures for agencies to address the complex needs of people as they transition into new environments of care.· Travel as needed to support people and providers.· Other duties as assigned to support the division and goals of the agency.*Travel percentage is an estimated average; actual travel time may vary to support the needs of the Bureau. Telecommuting policy will be discussed at interview. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:We are seeking a candidate with background and understanding of programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This position requires experience working with people with developmental disabilities who present with complex support needs, and in reviewing and monitoring delivery of plans of care, strong knowledge of the supports and services provided by OPWDD and the regulations guiding their implementation. Must have strong skills related to time management and project management, be able to effectively integrate information from multiple sources, be flexible with changing direction and new information, and develop competencies as needed to effectively support a wide range of projects. Must have strong communication, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to adapt approach to meet the needs of different audiences. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all #LI-EF1 Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Psychologist. 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.• Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 25 ($96,336), Increased hiring rate ($25,077), and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000). The Geographic Pay Differential is also applied to the posted Job Rate ($121,413).• 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. • 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.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.• 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. • 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 www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.• 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). • 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 accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.• 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.• 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.• Life insurance and Disability insurance.• 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.• Paid Holidays and Leave: ° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. ° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. ° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.• 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.• 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.• Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.• 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 https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.• 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 https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp. • 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, veteran’s 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 Central Office Human Resources Telephone 518-473-4785 Fax 518-474-9902 Email Address MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 44 Holland Ave. City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Notes on Applying Please email your resume and cover letter to MainOffice.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov and reference vacancy ID number in your email.