Between $10,242.42 and

$10,754.54

Per Month

Position range in Travis County $3,689.00

• $13,321.00 Per Month DPS
• IOD•Manager, Psychological Services•1606
  TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT 405

Occupation:

General and Operations Managers

Location:

Austin, TX

• 78752
  

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Posted:

09/04/2026

Positions available: 1

Source:

WorkInTexas

Web Site:

WorkInTexas

Onsite /

Remote:

Selection Required

Updated:

09/04/2026

Expires:

09/19/2026

Agency Job ID:

104167

Job #: 17065584

Job Requirements and Properties

Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite

Full Time Schedule

Full Time Job Type

Regular Duration

Permanent Employment Shift

Day Shift Help for . Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.

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DESCRIPTION

Perform highly advanced (senior-level) psychological and managerial work within the agency's Victim and Employee Support Services. Work includes supervising the staff psychologists, providing psychological testing, screening, a comprehensive program of psychological services to agency employees, and their families. Work may include program design and implementation, training, developing curriculum and crises intervention. May prepare reports, conduct research and evaluate data, and conduct special projects and research as directed. Work is performed under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Must be available for on-call duties. The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this positionhr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/JobDescriptions/0769.pdfApplicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage the day-to-day activities of staff within a large or complex department or service area; and supervise the work of others. This includes ensuring confidentiality and best practices of evidence based on treatment as well as policies and procedures.2. Assist with coordination of responses to critical incidents, mass casualties, and crisis events. May include on-scene response and support.3. Provide clinical supervision and oversight to the regional behavioral health professionals and peer team for both routine treatment services and/or crisis situations.4. Conduct research, develop and implement programs, procedures, and interventions that address the stressors, mental health effects, emotional health effects, physical effects, and trauma of the unique work environment.5. Prepare management and productivity reports; and review and approve documents, reports, and other work products developed by employees to ensure professional quality and appearance, appropriate content, consistency, and responsiveness.6. Plan, develop and present curriculum to employees with the goal of increasing overall wellness, resilience, and job effectiveness. Topics may include stress management; work performance enhancement; basic psychology in law enforcement work; crisis intervention; suicide prevention; substance misuse; critical incident reactions, etc.7. Consult with various levels of agency leadership and/or individual workgroups regarding solutions to ongoing or anticipated problems, including but not limited to employee performance concerns, problematic behavior in the workplace, workplace wellness, post critical incident support, specific workgroup needs.8. Provide clinical input for best practice guidelines for police and public safety psychology programs, services for law enforcement officers; and conduct training for VESS personnel and other team members upon request.9. May serve as the designee for the chief psychologist and coordinate fitness for duty evaluations when appropriate and/or ordered by the Director or designee.10. May conduct psychological evaluations for recruit school applicants, communications operator applicants, promotional candidates, and for other specialized workgroups such as Crisis Negotiation Unit, S.W.A.T team and undercover work.11. May act as a consultant on special projects requiring psychological expertise. This may include threat assessment and specialized work groups.12. Engage in operational support through field visits and training observation for law enforcement officers. Develop initiatives and strategies to improve first responders¿ mental health, psychological safety, and wellness and responsiveness.13. Provide professional confidential treatment in a voluntary counseling for commissioned and non-commissioned agency employees and their families. Provide assessment, referral, and case management for employees requiring additional psychological services from outside facilities; and provide support and other group intervention services as appropriate.14. Travel locally and within the state as needed to accomplish position objectives.15. Attend work regularly and observe approved work hours in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.16. Perform other duties as assigned.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS and

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.

D.), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.

D.), or Doctor of Education (Ed.

D.) degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA accredited doctoral program.

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years
• full time work experience in providing direct psychological services including clinical crisis intervention and/or trauma counseling and a range of educational, psychological, and behavioral interventions for the management of stress reactions.

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