Postdoctoral Fellow - Psychology Department; Clinical Office​/On-site

Overview

Introduction

Are you passionate about a career where you can make a difference and receive personal fulfillment? Do you bring experience providing psychological assessments and clinical treatment services to children, adolescents, and/or transition-age youth with complex psychiatric profiles and their families? If this describes you, then the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center, North Campus is looking for you to be a part of our team!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking qualified individuals for a Psychologist (Clinical) position. This is a part-time, 34 hour per week position (4 days, 8:30am - 4:00pm; 1 day, 8:30am-3:00pm), located at Solnit North, 36 Gardener St, East Windsor CT. Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center–North Campus is a state-administered Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) for adolescent boys between the ages of 13-18.

The Solnit Center provides comprehensive care to adolescents with complex psychiatric profiles who cannot be safely assessed or treated in a less restrictive setting. Solnit Center mission is Caring, Healing and Teaching -- Partnering with youth, families, and communities to build hope and create equitable opportunities. We are widely recognized as a center of excellence for family-centered treatment of youth with complex psychiatric profiles.

At the Solnit Center, we treat our youth and each other with dignity and respect. It is in this relational, cultural and gender-sensitive surrounding that our therapeutic milieu is based. Interdisciplinary teams develop, implement, and continually assess individualized treatment plans. The ideal candidate will be able to conduct multiple assessments and produce multiple reports in a 34-hour work week.

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Benefits may be pro-rated for part time employees. Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities. A healthy work-life balance to all employees. The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service.  for more information.

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• Engage in a rewarding career
• Assist our employees so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

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