Clinical Psychologist, Autism Center

Job Description

Job Description

About Child Mind Institute

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Details :

The Autism Center at the Child Mind Institute is an integrated research and clinical center dedicated to autism research, diagnosis, evaluations, evidence-based treatment and support of autism and co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions.

You work intensively with children and adolescents, their parents and teachers, and young adults on the autism spectrum and with related neurodevelopmental conditions. You will conduct diagnostic and behavioral assessments of as well as provide evidence-based outpatient treatments to provide clinical services and to support of research aimed to understand the underling biology of autism and related conditions.

You will split your time between our research programs and clinical practice services

This is an exempt, full-time, hybrid (minimum 4 days in office) position located in our NYC headquarters office.

You Will :

• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic and / or clinical assessments including :
• Obtaining important clinical history
• Administering and interpreting semi-structured interviews and assessments (e.g., ADI-R, ADOS-2, Kiddie-SADS, VABS-3), and developmental, cognitive, language, and achievement standardized testing.
• Collecting necessary additional data (e.g., ratings scales, collateral contact)

Oversee the assessments and activities conducted by earlier career staff including trainees – (post- and pre- doctoral fellows) - research assistants, earlier career stage colleagues and social workers.

You Have :

Proficiency in the administration and scoring of the ADOS-2, and / or ADI-R and research reliability in at least one of these two instruments

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Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Pay Range

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education / training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

EEO Disclaimer

Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

In compliance with California law, we also prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decision-making, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other category protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In New York, we extend this prohibition to include status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).

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