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NC Department of Health and Human Services · 2 months ago

J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center's Director of Psychology

Burke County, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$92K/yr - $152K/yr

3+ years exp

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is one of the largest agencies in the state, responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of all North Carolinians. The Director of Psychology coordinates psychological services and behavior analysis for residents with significant intellectual disorders, providing staff training, supervision, and community consultation.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Coordinates behavior analysis and support services and psychological services, including assessment and treatment with assistance of Senior/Supervising Psychologist staff, to approximately 220 residents with significant intellectual disorders and related developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder

Provides staff training and consultation to all levels of staff as needed

Consults Center-wide in areas of expertise, and provides community consultation and services as requested

Coordinates the appropriate clinical supervision of staff within the department including the review of psychology licensure and behavior analyst certification requirements and professional development

Supports the conduct and dissemination of applied research on improving understanding and treatment for people with intellectual disorders and related disabilities

Coordinates the support of interns in the Psychology Department from high schools, colleges, and universities

Directly supervises four staff including three Senior/Supervising Psychologists and one Office Assistant

Qualification

Behavior analysis certificationAssessment of intellectual disordersAnalyzingTreating disordersResearch designConductClinical supervisionStaff trainingCommunity consultationOralWritten communication

Required

Eligibility for licensure in North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Psychology Practice Act (G.S. 90-270)

Three years of post-doctoral psychological experience, one of which must have been in coordinating/supervising a psychological services program which included advanced clinical treatment, consultation, training and research

Preferred

Certification in behavior analysis preferred

Advanced knowledge and skill in assessment of intellectual disorders and related developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder, through standardized tests, behavioral observations, and evaluation of service delivery systems analyses

Advanced knowledge and skill in analyzing and treating learning, behavior, and psychiatric disorders. This requires knowledge of the conceptual and theoretical basis of psychological evaluation and behavior analysis, and skill in the clinical procedures that are appropriate to such treatment

Advanced knowledge in the principles and theory underlying the development of adaptive behavior and skill in the application of this knowledge to the learning problems of persons with significant learning and behavior disorders

Advanced knowledge and skill in conceptualizing, designing and conducting research into the understanding of intellectual disorders and into improving the technology of training, treatment and overall service delivery. Ability to disseminate results of these projects, both in a written and oral form