Deputy Director, Health & Wellness Section

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The NYPD strives to foster a safe and fair city by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

The Health and Wellness Section was established to promote the health, wellness, morale and overall well-being of all members of the service. The Health and Wellness Section is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of the Administrative Psychologist, M-I designated as the Deputy Director, Health and Wellness Section. This position will have a detailed and intricate role in assisting the Director with forming the foundation of the newly established section dealing with mental health issues.

Duties will include the following:

- Assist the Director in supervising the work of psychologists and psychology staff and act as a consultant when they encounter problems.
- Provide triage evaluation of social, occupational, emotional or psychological issues for self-referred employees.
- Conduct wellness checks of individuals involved in a critical incident.
- Conduct group critical incident debriefing.
- Provide outreach to designated NYPD precincts as needed.
- Provide clinical supportive services including brief counseling, referral, and disposition planning.
- Develop and conduct mental health training to members of the Department.
- Assist Director in initiative development and draft grant proposals to receive independent funding for these programs.
- In the absence of the Director, act as a liaison with other Department leadership as needed.
- Assist the Director in representing psychological services, and speak before lay and professional peers.


WORK LOCATION:
137 Centre St., 2nd Fl.

HOURS/ SHIFT:
Various tours with flexibility based on the needs of the Department. Candidate should expect on-call responsibilities as part of this role. On a weekly basis, candidate will provide supportive services away from the clinical location at their assigned precincts.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In compliance with federal Law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

Qualification Requirements:
1. (a) A doctorate degree in psychology from an accredited college and five years of full-time, satisfactory professional psychological experience in a recognized hospital, law enforcement agency, clinic, social agency, school, or other approved organization, of which at least eighteen months must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervision of professional psychologists performing duties in any of the settings described immediately above; and

(b) A valid license as Psychologist issued by the New York State Department
of Education; or

2. A valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York, and possession of a valid Board Certification issued by the American Specialty Board in the area of Psychiatry, and two years of full-time, satisfactory, professional psychological or psychiatric experience in a recognized hospital, clinic, law enforcement agency, social agency, school, or other approved organization, of which at least eighteen months must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or in supervision of professional psychologists and/or psychiatrists performing duties in any of the settings immediately described above; or

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have either the doctorate degree in psychology and the license as Psychologist described in "1" above, or the license to practice medicine and the Board Certification in Psychiatry as described in "2" above. In addition, all candidates must have the eighteen months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity described in "1" and "2" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.