School Psychologist

Category:

Student Support Services - Psychologist

Job Title:

School 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

Job Summary:

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

* Salary:
Certified Salary Schedule, commensurate to education and experience.

Range $56,243 - $116,845 yr
Education and/or

Experience:

Masters or Ph.D. in psychology. Flexible, works well with team, dependable, good classroom management, enjoys working with children, good people skills, and communication.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
In possession of or eligible for State of a Colorado Special Service Provider License for Psychologist issued by the Colorado Department of Education.
Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Other duties may be assigned.

• Functions as a member of the District Special Education Team, assisting in the assessment, identification and resolution of those 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).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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

PERA retirement, health insurance, paid time off, short and long term disability, other optional benefit elections.
Additional information:
* Salary/pay rateis determined based on qualifications and experience relevant to the job description requirements. Full pay range may be found on the appropriate salary schedule. Salary schedule link below.

Employees hired new into a position are rarely qualified to receive maximum of the pay range shown on the salary schedule.
MCSDSalary Schedule
Language

Skills:

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

Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to 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. Ability to 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; ability to plan and implements lessons based…