Job Title
School Psychologist
Qualifications
Ed.S. or Masters + 30 in school psychology. Must hold School Psychologist II or III state certification in school psychology.
Job Goal
Under limited supervision, provides a wide range of services to promote mental health, emotional/behavioral functioning, and educational progress for all students with and without disabilities; coordinates and consults with teachers, administrators, placement teams, 504 team, and student intervention teams to design interventions, develop appropriate instructional strategies, accommodations and modifications; performs related professional and administrative duties as required.
Reports to
Chief Academic Officer
Performance Responsibilities
* Coordinates and implements, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations to determine eligibility of students for special services.
* Communicates evaluation results to parents, teachers and administrators.
* Consults and collaborates with teachers, parents, administrators and outside agencies to facilitate student learning and promote social-emotional adjustment through direct or indirect intervention strategies.
* Makes recommendations for instructional programming.
* Serves as an advocate for students.
* Provides individual and group counseling for students as needed.
* Observes students in school and home environments.
* Provides parent and teacher consultation to address management of student progress in academics, behavior, communication, social and adaptive skills.
* Prepares and submits accurate and complete documentation of all assigned cases.
* Participates on crisis teams.
* Provides schools with legal and technical information related to IDEA, Section 504, and district policies and procedures related to special services.
* Provides and/or assists in providing in-service training for school personnel.
* Maintains awareness and expertise in current professional research, trends, and methodologies as they apply to school psychological services; attends trainings, conferences, workshops as appropriate to enhance job knowledge and skills.
* Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns and complaints from staff, parents, medical personnel and students regarding special services.
* Prepares/processes evaluation reports, intervention plans, training materials, case notes, and other records for special services.
* Obtains records from other districts/agencies and input student data in databases.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements
Requires light work that involves walking or standing some of the time, and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a recurring basis and/or routine keyboard operations.
Terms of Employment
210 days based on Teacher Salary Schedule plus stipend.
Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with Board Policy.
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