Deputy Director, Behavioral Care and Support Section

Deputy Director, Behavioral Care and Support Section The New York City Police Department is seeking an outstanding Psychologist to join its team as Deputy Director of the Behavioral Care and Support Section (BCSS). The primary responsibilities are to provide management, administration and coordination of fitness for duty evaluations for police officers and civilians of the New York City Police Department. The preferred candidate will have demonstrated leadership and strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams. The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to: Management, administration and coordination of the fitness for duty evaluations of police officers of the NYPDManagement, administration and coordination of the psychiatric/psychological evaluations for civilian and uniformed members of the NYPDSupervision and oversight of the work activities of uniformed and civilian personnel including psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and externs Provide training and supervision to psychologists for fitness for duty evaluations, mental health assessment, psychological testing and evaluation Conduct candidate evaluation, assessment and testing, engage in research projects and attend division conferences Provide clinical supervision to the Counseling Services Unit Provide support to the Legal Bureau on Civil Service Commission appeal cases, and expert testimony Reports to the Executive Director of BCSS, Deputy Chief Surgeon Psychiatry, Supervising Chief Surgeon and Commanding Officer of Medical Division