This is professional psychological work of considerable difficulty involving the provision of a wide range of psychological and training services.
Employees in this class will be providing psychotherapy to public safety department employees and consulting on a host of organizational and operational matters as well as developing lesson plans and teaching a variety of subjects to Department personnel. Employees will develop mental health promotional materials on various psychological, social and physiological issues. Other opportunities exist to provide operational consultation (i.e., case-specific behavioral analysis), develop behavioral health interventions, conduct research and statistical analysis as well as perform other professional duties as assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required:
- Have a Doctoral degree in Psychology from an approved or provisionally approved APA (American Psychological Association) Program. Completion of internship (APA accredited or APPIC accredited) with at least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. The degree may be a PsyD, a PhD, or an EdD in psychology.
- Have at least one (1) year full-time post-doctoral experience (2,000 hours according to the requirements of Rule 64B19-11.005, Florida Administrative Code) in the practice of counseling and/or clinical psychology, inclusive of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders.
- Possess a professional license to practice as a Psychologist issued by the State of Florida/ Florida Board of Psychology, or a license to practice as a Psychologist issued by any other State in the United States, that meets the criteria for licensure to practice in Florida, by the State of Florida/Florida Board of Psychology.
- Will be required to adapt to new or changing standards required by the Commission of Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. (CFA) and Bureau of Fire Standards and Training.
Special Requirements:
Must have certification and experience to administer and evaluate the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI), California Psychological Inventory (CPI), Inwald Survey 5R (IS-5R) and Wonderlic Personnel Test as required by Accreditation Standards.
On-call responsibilities during nights and weekends at which time the incumbent may respond to the field as part of the Department’s Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team (CISD), or other traumatic incidents as required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Valid Driver’s License: With proof of automobile insurance
- Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
- Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record
Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of a function does not preclude management from assigning essential duties not listed herein if such duties relate to the position.
- Provides emergency 24-hour on-call critical intervention services and provides immediate professional psychological services under highly stressful and/or dangerous situations (e.g., situations involving hostages, barricaded subjects, suicidal attempts, officer-involved shootings, critical use of force, etc.).
- Provides direct psychological care diagnosing and providing therapeutic interventions utilizing standard of care treatment modalities.
- Provides services to evaluate for depression, anxiety, or behavioral conditions that are a major focus of clinical attention, such as suicidal or homicidal ideation, and intervene accordingly.
- Assists department staff in the development of public safety personnel management procedures including applicant selection process, assignment of public safety employees, career development, supervisory-management training, and adjustment of in-service behavior health problems of civilian and public safety employees, not to include fitness for duty assessments.
- Plans counseling and treatment programs in agreement and conjunction with departmental policies and procedures.
- Provides on-site and follow-up counseling sessions in response to a wide variety of client-based behavioral health needs.
- Research topics and presents comprehensive training programs, workshops, and lectures on a wide variety of behavioral health topics for department recruits, supervisors, management, training officers and non-sworn employees in the Department.
- Provides Peer Support Team training and exercises monthly.
- Develops behavioral health promotional materials, including web postings for the Hollywood Public Safety Departments websites.
- Conducts psychological research, initiates studies, and provides research data to implement departmental programs and behavioral health trends.
- Assists in the design and development of specialized programs such as those for public safety personnel in the Special Response Teams with emphasis on hostage rescue, stress management and crisis intervention.
- Accompanies public safety employees in the field to observe problem areas and assess the need for additional behavioral health-based science training programs.
- Supervises clinical staff (master’s level, clinical practicum students, or other behavioral science supervision is provided from an administrative and clinical framework and functionality as a public safety psychologist who evaluates work for effectiveness of professional results).
- Possess considerable knowledge of general psychological principles, theories, methods, and techniques, specifically pertaining to public safety psychological work and the operations of metropolitan public safety departments.
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- May conduct workplace violence threat assessment.
- Performs related work as required.
- Possess considerable knowledge of general psychological principles, theories, methods and techniques.
- Possess considerable knowledge of the special psychological principles, theories, methods, and techniques pertaining to public safety psychological work.
- Possess considerable knowledge of the operations of metropolitan public safety departments.
- Possess the ability to interpret psychological information and develop treatment recommendations.
- Possess the ability to provide effective psychological suggestions to public safety personnel during critical circumstances in the field.
- Possess the ability to design and develop training programs for public safety and non-sworn departmental employees.
- Possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with Public Safety officers, supervisory and management officials and non-sworn departmental employees.
- Maintain a high degree of enthusiasm, self-reliance, and a self-initiating approach to achieve and maintain higher levels of performance. Lead by example to inspire employee commitment and motivation to ensure that employees and clients experience the highest level of service and satisfaction.
- Demonstrates a commitment to quality, takes pride in work, and strives to deliver the best possible results. Aims to enhance client satisfaction with city services by looking for opportunities to improve performance, generating ideas for improving processes, and thoroughly reviews work. Resilience, determination and innovation are all qualities essential for success.
- Takes initiative in learning and implementing new concepts, technologies, and/or methods.
- Keeps internal and/or external client(s) in mind at all times. Strives to proactively address client concerns and needs. Assists business partners and clients to achieve their work goals via application of their own skills and knowledge; strives to provide consistent client satisfaction and proactively seeks client feedback.
- Projects self-control, confidence, and composure while managing emotions, time, energy, and performance.
- Takes personal responsibility for outcomes and completion of deadlines (i.e. reports, documentation, statistics, etc.).
- Care and concern about work assignments and meets expectations for work schedules and accomplishing assignments. Shows commitment to the organization and its goals.
- Speaks, writes, and listens effectively in a variety of circumstances, shares information and ideas with others.
- Demonstrate trustworthiness and ethical behavior with consideration for the knowledge one has on the impact and consequences when making a decision or taking action.
- Works effectively with others to achieve business goals and objectives. Takes steps to promote cohesiveness, collaboration and synergy with associates throughout the organization. Bridges personal, business and cultural differences to work effectively in team settings.
- Establishes rapport with people easily, develops and maintains a network of contacts that can provide information, help and access to others.
- Addresses and resolves conflict constructively by facilitating agreements between two or more parties.
- Understands and utilizes formal and informal power structures to achieve objectives.
- Analyzes problems by evaluating available information and resources; develops effective, viable solutions to problems which can help foster the effectiveness and cohesion of the department or organization.
- Shows an awareness of and sensitivity to cultural differences among people. Builds rapport, trust, common understanding, and effective communications with a diverse range of people.
- Provides a safe, secure and healthy workplace for all employees. Establishes and maintains an effective safety, security-conscious and behavioral health-based program within established safety policies and guidelines.
- Anticipates the implications and consequences of situations and takes appropriate action and steps to be prepared for possible contingencies.
- Persuades, influences or gains the support of others and causes them to take action.
- Prioritizes and organizes actions, resources, and other people to achieve targeted objectives.
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