School Psychologist

Category:
Student Support Services - Psychologist

Reports to: Director of Special Education / Staff Relationship with Building Principals

Evaluation: Director of Special Education

Location: District

Date of Availability: August 2025

Date Closing: Open Until Filled

Evaluates pupils referred as potential candidates for Special Education program. Provides expertise in assessment, child development, and child behavior for students.

Certified Salary Schedule, commensurate to education and experience. Range $56,243 - $116,845 annually.

Masters or Ph.D. in psychology. Flexible, works well with team, dependable, good classroom management, enjoys working with children, good people skills, and communication.

In possession of or eligible for State of Colorado Special Service Provider License for Psychologist issued by the Colorado Department of Education.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Functions as a member of the District Special Education Team, assisting in the assessment, identification and resolution of problems which impact directly upon the student’s academic achievement.
• Completes cognitive and emotional/behavioral assessments, as needed, of students referred for Special Education evaluation.
• Attends staffings as required by PL 94-142 in the determination of any handicapping condition, and the sharing of information for educational planning.
• Assists in identifying and discussing curricular implications from assessment data pertinent to the development of the Individual Educational Plan.
• Provides affective services to students identified as handicapped, as determined by the IEP, including individual and/or group counseling, or as an alternative intervention prior to Special Education referral.
• Provides necessary consultative services to Special Education personnel, teachers, counselors and parents.
• Participates in interagency staffings pertinent to needs of identified students.
• Assists Director of Special Education in program administration.
• Committed to keeping abreast of new developments in the field (literature, seminars, in-service).

Supervises students while present. Parents and/or volunteers as needed.

PERA retirement, health insurance, paid time off, short and long term disability, other optional benefit elections.

Salary/pay rate is determined based on qualifications and experience relevant to the job description requirements. Full pay range may be found on the appropriate salary schedule. Employees hired new into a position are rarely qualified to receive maximum of the pay range shown on the salary schedule.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and analyze general counseling periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and the general public.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to work with probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plan and solid geometry, trigonometry, and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of assigned students; establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; communicate clearly and concisely in written or oral form.

The employee is regularly…