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$ 9409 - 10868
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Initial Posting Date:
01/08/2025Application Deadline:
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Oregon Youth AuthoritySalary Range:
$9409.00 $10868.00Position Type:
EmployeePosition Title:
Psychologist ResidentJob Description:
OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 1 PSYCHOLOGIST RESIDENT
Woodburn MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility
Are you searching for a residency opportunity
Help us as we operate under the principle that youth need to be healthy in mind and body in order to actively participate in reformation programs.
Join our dynamic team today!
Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is now accepting applications for a one 1 year psychologist resident to begin Fall 2025. This is a limited duration 1 year) position and is an opportunity to complete the residency required for psychologist licensure in Oregon. This position works under the supervision of a licensed psychologist providing intake and specialty assessment and treatment services upon referral of youth primarily at MacLaren and Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facilities.
A Day In The Life:
Psychological Assessments
- Administers scores and interprets standardized psychological tests to evaluate intellectual personality social functioning and violence predictors of youth.
- Integrates test results behavioral observations youth interview data and collateral data from others to form diagnosis and make treatment recommendations.
- Writes reports of findings and recommendations for diagnosis treatment or discharge that can be used by the youth family and youth correctional facility multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Treatment Planning
- Provides input from psychological assessment to the youths multidisciplinary team.
- Provides assistance with specific youths behavior management planning including developing behavioral management plans.
- Provides assistance with milieu management planning for individual youth.
Treatment
- Provides assistance to youth to help them understand and modify their behavior.
- Works with and through youth correctional facility multidisciplinary team to support positive youth behavior.
Training
- Serves as a resource to staff on correctional and behavioral treatment topics.
- Attends regularly scheduled clinical supervision with a licensed psychologist two 2 hours per week.
- All written work will be reviewed and cosigned by licensed psychologist.
Additional Information:
- This is a residency opportunity towards licensure in Oregon.
- Open Until Filled: This recruitment will remain open until filled. We may close the announcement at any time when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after the first screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
- Representation: This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU/OPEU).
- Limited Duration: This is a limited duration appointment that is expected to end twelve 12 months from appointment date. Limited duration appointments are regular status benefits eligible with a designated maximum length of service.
This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current and future vacancies.
Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience skills and education. For more information on pay equity click here.
The salary range listed is the nonPERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible the salary range will increase by 6. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
This position receives annual increases on the anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
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Working Conditions:
Must be able to work under the following condition with or without reasonable accommodations:
- OYA is a tobacco free environment.
- This position comes into contact with a variety of OYA and other state agency staff local government officials and the private treatment services community.
- This position deals with sensitive issues which require medical confidentiality and works under the general direction of the Supervising Clinical Psychologist.
- On occasion may need to travel to OYA field offices and facilities.
- Counseling and casework management is performed in a group living milieu at times. This involves the treatment of emotionally unstable youth and danger of physical is present.
- Staff is expected to be a positive example and role model for other staff and youth. The staff is to be supportive toward OYA and its policies and procedures. Being a positive role model includes but is not limited to: reliability; dependability; regular and punctual attendance in order to provide consistent services and provide public safety; neat personal appearance; treating everyone with respect; and being a lawabiding citizen. Each employee is to provide a positive affirming environment which values their fellow people and the youth they serve.
- All OYA employees are expected to work using safe work practices and to follow all policies regarding safe work practices. Daily contact with youth and others who may be exhibit hostile and/or ive behavior.
ABOUT OYA
At OYA diversity equity and inclusion are more than just words on a page.To meet our mission and live our values as an agency DEI must be at the heart of all we do. We support cultural competence develop teams and cultivate leaders in ways that are equitable to everyone especially people of color those who identify as LGBTQ or those from other marginalized communities. We are explicit and intentional as we identify resources that all our youth and staff need to grow and prosper. Our DEI work connects closely with our culture of positive human development with safe and supportive environments where everyone is held accountable and connected to their community. The end goal is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.
If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences with the opportunity to contribute to youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity OYA wants to hear from you! People of color women and other members of historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply!
For more information please visitwww.oregon/oya.
Whats in it for You
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance with flexible work schedules on most positions and a competitive benefits package including lowcost highcoverage health insurance generous timeoff and a competitive retirement plan.
Discover moreabout working in Oregon state government byclicking here.
What We Are Looking For:
- At the time of start doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited university AND completion of a oneyear internship in Clinical Psychology.
- You must be eligible for licensure as a psychologist in Oregon upon completion of residency
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Possession of psychology licensure in State of Oregon or license eligibility.
Required Skills:
- This position works in a team environment. Must be able to effectively maintain harmonious working relationship with coworkers.
- Basic computer skills.
- Values DEI efforts and working with diverse populations
DESIRED ATTRIBUTES/APPLICATION SCORING CRITERIA:In addition to your related work experience and education we will use the attributes below as part of final scoring to advance those that qualify to the interview portion.
- Experiencewriting comprehensive psychological evaluations.
- Experience administering and interpreting personality testing.
- Experience administering and interpreting intellectual assessments with children and adolescents.
- Experience with advanced mental health diagnoses.
How to apply:
- Complete the application fully or upload current updated resume.
- Complete the questionnaire / supplemental questions.
- After you submit your application please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This step will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran you may receive preference. Click here for more information about veterans preference. The task to claim preference will come after the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks. Click here for a guide on how to upload your documents. For privacy reasons please do not attach your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
Additional Information:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative at all job levels of the citizens we are here to serve. OYA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be individualized based on merit competence performance and business need.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law. The more diverse we are the better our work will be.
Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation or for alternative format please contact OYA Recruitment at. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 711.
Preemployment Checks:
In keeping with our mission OYA will conduct a criminal record check per OAR 416 Division 800 a driving record background check and a vulnerable population abuse and neglect check. Information obtained about an individual is confidential. An individual who refuses to consent to a criminal records/background check shall be disqualified from consideration in the position for which you applied. All applicants are subject to additional preemployment check(s) such as fingerprint based on criminal records check preemployment drug screening and/or education verification as required for the position.
All OYA employees are required to submit to a twostep TB test to establish a TB free base line. If offered employment and you accept OYA will offer you the TB testing and if you refuse OYA will require the necessary documentation from your personal health care provider as a condition of employment.
All positions in OYA will require the incumbent to serve as a mandatory reporter of child abuse.
Visa Sponsorship:
We do not offer Visa sponsorship. If you are hired you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Securitys I9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. OYAuses EVerify to confirm that applicants are authorized to work in the United States.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
