Licensed Psychologist

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 $145413 to $145413 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 40 Workday From 8:30 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Queens Street Address 80-45 Winchester Blvd Regional Field Office 4 - Crisis Team City Jamaica State NY Zip Code 11426 Duties Description Regional Field Office 4 (NYC) is seeking a Licensed Psychologist for the Crisis Team. The incumbent will serve as a regional forensic liaison, providing risk assessments, evaluations for transition planning, and serve in a monitoring role working collaboratively with other RFO units and outside stakeholders including Care Coordination Organizations (CCO), provider agencies, OPWDD ITOs, and other involved parties. The OPWDD crisis team provides technical assistance and consultation. Although occasional field evaluations would be required, a majority of the work is office-based.Duties include but not limited to:u2022 Providing stakeholders and individuals with assistance related to OPWDD eligibility, access to services, waiver and CCO enrollment.u2022 Perform forensic, risk, and other psychological assessments including but not limited to: o Various types of risk assessment o Suitability (voluntary or non-voluntary) exams for purposes of admission to an ITO o Provide court testimony as necessary u2022 Assisting the housing (i.e. placement) team with assessing the needs of individuals leaving OPWDD's institutions Valley Ridge and Sunmountu2022 Monitoring (virtually) individuals in the community who may have a forensic history and/or high-risk behavior and providing technical assistance to provider agencies when necessary.u2022 Providing technical assistance to various stakeholders including Rikers, prison staff, provider agencies, care management organizations, and central office (BITS), serving as a specialty liaison to assist stakeholders with OPWDD processes and service access, connecting them to other regional office units as necessary, ensuring follow up and follow thru occurs.u2022 Participating in regular planning meetings with stakeholders related to justice involved individuals, those with a forensic history, in the hospital and/or those in crisis in the communityu2022 Updating SharePoint and other OPWDD data systems including completing case activity forms and other tracking systemsu2022 Entering data into systems such as CHOICES and the EAAu2022 Performing other tasks upon request related to regional office or crisis activities.LinkedIn: #LI-SB1 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.u2022 Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 25 ($96,336), Increased hiring rate ($25,077), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). The Geographic Pay Differential and Downstate Adjustment are also applied to the posted Job Rate ($121,413).u2022 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. u2022 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.u2022 Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.u2022 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. u2022 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 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). u2022 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 to obtain information and RA forms.u2022 Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.u2022 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.u2022 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.u2022 Life insurance and Disability insurance.u2022 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.u2022 Paid Holidays and Leave: u00b0 Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. u00b0 Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. u00b0 Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. u00b0 Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. u00b0 Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.u2022 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.u2022 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.u2022 Retirement Program:Participate in The NYS Employeesu2019 Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.u2022 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 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 u2022 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, veteranu2019s 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 Metro NY DDSO Telephone 718-430-0710 Fax 646-766-3491 Email Address Address Street 2400 Halsey Street Human Resources City Bronx State NY Zip Code 10461 Notes on Applying Please email your resume and cover letter to and reference vacancy ID number and EOA #2026-501 in your email.

Created: 2026-02-05