Part Time - Psychologist - Supplement

Organization

Youth Services – Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility

Agency Contact: pamela.wilsono.gov

Cuyahoga Juvenile Correctional, 4321 Green Road, Highland Hills, OH

United States of America – OHIO – Cuyahoga County – Highland Hills

$42.29 – $59.31 hourly

Part-time, M-F up to 32 hours

1199

Behavioral Health

• Behavioral Health
• Corrections – Mental Health
• Counseling and Rehabilitation

• Analyzation
• Consultation
• Ethics and Values
• Situational Awareness

The Ohio Department of Youth Services strives to save and transform the lives of youth throughout the state of Ohio. Our employees work together to support youth and empower families and communities. In addition to our three juvenile corrections facilities, we support more than 600 community programs reaching more than 90,000 youth across the state.

Guiding Principles

• Staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Curate a trauma‑responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here.

The Opportunity

DYS is seeking a licensed Psychologist to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and perform psychological assessments and evaluations
• Interview, administer tests, score and interpret tests
• Prepare reports based on findings
• Formulate treatment plans based on findings and develop and/or modify treatment as needed
• Attend unit treatment team meetings representing the psychological component
• Submit psychological impressions to team
• Confer with institution professionals regarding program
• Assure compliance with certifying/accrediting professional agencies
• Provide lead work/clinical supervision to student interns
• Participate in individual, group, and/or family psychotherapy rehabilitation sessions
• Assure documentation of activities
• Prepare reports as directed and/or required. Respond to emergency situations as needed. In some cases, perform lead work over contractual psychologist

Preferred Qualifications

Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma‑responsive, and solution driven.

We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees. Benefits include:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (e.g., OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

* Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Licensure to practice psychology as issued by the Ohio State Board of Psychology under Section 4732.12 or 4732.15 (A) of the Ohio Revised Code.

Job

Skills:

Behavioral Health, Corrections – Mental Health, Counseling and Rehabilitation, Consultation, Ethics and Values, Situational Awareness, Analyzation

Selected candidates will be required to undergo a pre‑employment drug screening and criminal background check that includes results from BCI & FBI. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

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