School Psychologist

Position: School Psychologist

Category: Certified, Student Support Services

Currently: Regular, Full-time 205 days per year

This position does include benefits

Reports to: Director of Special Education

Degree: Masters of Education in School Psychology

Description: Conduct individual or intervention-based evaluations to assist school staff and parents; effectively meet the academic, behavioral and social-emotional needs of children; consult with educational staff to develop individualized learning or behavioral plans for students.

NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Qualifications:

1. Master's degree in educational psychology or equivalent from a four-year college or university
2. Appropriate State of Ohio certifications/licensure
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Ability to work effectively with others
2. Ability to communicate ideas and directives dearly and effectively both orally and in writing
3. Effective, active listening skills
4. Organizational and problem solving skills
5. Specialized skill in evaluation procedures for student academic/behavioral problems
6. Learn and become proficient and efficient in using all district software
   
7. Ability to operate various office equipment
8. Basic skills in counseling and consultation
9. Knowledge of educational psychology
10. Computer/word processing skills

Essential Functions:

1. Must be available to staff and parents for consultation
2. Counsel individually and in groups with children and handicapped students and/or their parents
3. Provide screening programs for children
4. Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies
5. Conduct individual psycho-educational evaluations of children referred to the Student Services department, interpret findings, when appropriate, to parents, teachers and other school personnel, child and qualified community agencies through conferences and written reports
6. Participate in the identification and placement of handicapped children
7. Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management
8. Responsible for implementing new practices or methods in the area of school psychology
9. Attend meetings, training programs and/or in-services as required by Superintendent, Board of Educations or their designee
10. Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
11. Provide the results of psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of lEP's for each handicapped student
12. Provide intensive psycho__educational evaluation of individual children identified as or thought to be a student with a disability
13. Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study
14. Maintain accurate and complete records as required
15. Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
16. Collaborate with colleagues and conduct professional development
17. Qualify students for possible 504 Plans if meets the eligibility
18. Refer students suspected of learning difficulties for Response to Intervention (RTI)
19. Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
20. Observe ethics of the teaching profession

School Psychologist continued:

1. Keep abreast of all rules and regulations regarding special education standards and IDEA
2. Follow all local, state, and Federal timelines and procedural requirements.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Promote good public relations
2. Provide mental health activities for children within the scope of school-based practice
3. Maintain and submit Medicaid logs
4. Serve as a role model for students
5. Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner
6. Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships
7. Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other educational materials
8. Participate in committees, study teams. and co-curricular activities as agreed upon
9. Participate in intervention assistance team meetings·
10. Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current on relevant issues
11. Counsel, advise, encourage, and motivate students
12. Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director/Superintendent or designee

Equipment Operated:

1. Be familiar with technology and knowledgeable of platforms and programs
2. Standardized and criterion referenced tests and survey checklists for individualized assessment

Work Environment Characteristics/Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are not listed in order of importance and are representative of those an employee encounters while completing the duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and responsibilities. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.

1. Occasional work that may extend beyond the normal workday

2. Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue

3. Occasional operation of a vehicle under inclement weather conditions

4. Occasional interaction among unruly children/adults

5. Many situations that require hand motion, e.g. computer keyboard, typing, and

writing

6. Consistent requirements to sit, stand, walk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch

with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb, and stoop

7. Consistent requirements to lift, carry push, and pull various supplies and/or

equipment up to a maximum of 50 pounds

Conduct

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

Additional Duties
Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal, Superintendent and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.