School Psychologist — Student Support Leader

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:

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

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives dearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Specialized skill in evaluation procedures for student academic/behavioral problems
• Learn and become proficient and efficient in using all district software
• Ability to operate various office equipment
• Basic skills in counseling and consultation
• Knowledge of educational psychology

Essential Functions:

• Must be available to staff and parents for consultation
• Counsel individually and in groups with children and handicapped students and/or their parents
• Provide screening programs for children
• Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies
• 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
• Participate in the identification and placement of handicapped children
• Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management
• Responsible for implementing new practices or methods in the area ofschool psychology
• Attend meetings, training programs and/or in-services as required by Superintendent, Board of Educations or their designee
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information
• Provide the results of psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of lEP'sfor each handicapped student
• Provide intensive psycho__educational evaluation of individual children identified asor thought to be astudentwith a disability
• Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required
• Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
• Collaborate with colleagues and conduct professional development
• Qualify students for possible 504 Plans if meets the eligibility
• Refer students suspected of learning difficulties for Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession

School Psychologist continued:

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

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

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

Equipment Operated:

• Be familiar with technology and knowledgeable of platforms and programs
• 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…