School Psychologist

MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Marion, Indiana

Position Title: School Psychologist FLSA Status: Exempt Responsible to: Director of Special Services Supervises: Students Evaluated by: Director of Special Services

Terms of Employment: 183 days

Evaluation Period:

• Formative evaluations throughout the school year as per MCS Performance and Assessment procedures.
• Annual summative evaluation prior to July 1 as per Non-TAP teacher evaluation process.

Purpose of the Position: A school psychologist has the primary responsibility for evaluating individual students referred for testing through a building's student study team. Additional duties include in-servicing staff, meeting with parents, and providing information and advice to student study teams and to individual staff members in each assigned building.

Classified as Confidential Employee: Functional responsibilities or knowledge in connection with the issues involved in dealings between the school corporation and its employees require strict adherence to confidentiality.

Minimum Requirements: The following qualifications represent the minimum requirements necessary for an individual to perform this position effectively.

• A school psychologist must hold a current Indiana license in the area of school psychology.

Essential Functions of the Position: The following functions have been determined by Marion Community Schools to be essential to the successful performance of this position.

• Contacts classroom teachers and parents once a referral for evaluation has been received.
• Meets with parents of students referred for evaluation and develops a social and medical history of that individual student.
• Investigates individual student's backgrounds, medical history, and classroom concerns.
• Remains current regarding latest testing measurements, research, and initiatives in the field of school psychology.
• Provides in-service to staff in buildings regarding latest research and best practices in serving students with special needs.
• Administers tests and provides a written report on individual students within the timelines established by state and federal law.
• Establishes rapport with building staff, students, and parents in order to provide the best possible evaluation of individual students.
• Responds to requests to provide required data to Director of Special Services as needed.
• Maintains a daily and weekly schedule and communicates the schedule with the secretaries in Special Services.
• Provides suggestions and recommendations to classroom teachers in verbal or written form as needed.
• Conducts systematic observations of students experiencing behavioral and academic problems.
• Obtains required releases and contacts therapists or other service agencies as needed on students being evaluated.

Secondary Functions of the Position: The following functions, while important and necessary to the position, have been determined by Marion Community Schools to be marginal to the successful performance of this position.

• Dealing with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful, congenial, personal manner so as not to alienate or antagonize them.
• Examining and evaluating data.
• Prioritizing multiple responsibilities.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, students, parents, teachers and staff.
• Tactfully and courteously respond to requests and inquiries.
• Read, analyze, and interpret procedures.
• Effectively present information.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.

Knowledge and

Skills:

Knowledge of:

• Policies, procedures, and functions of Marion Community School Board of Trustees.
• Indiana’s Article 7:
  Special Education Laws and Policies
• Response to Intervention (RtI) processes and intervention options
• Indiana Association of School Psychology guidelines and practices

Ability to:

• Plan, organize and schedule priorities.
• Use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems.
• Discreetly handle…