Psychologist - District-Wide

Psychologist - District-Wide

Company:
Cherry Creek School District

FLSA Classification:
Exempt

Compensation Plan:
Certified/Licensed

Pay Range:
Certified/Licensed Salary Schedule

School Psychologists in Cherry Creek uphold the district’s core values (Equity, Growth Mindset, Whole Wellbeing, Relationships, and Engagement) by supporting students’ learning, social development, and mental and behavioral health using problem solving, assessment, data-based decision-making, and the delivery of evidence-based interventions.

They collaborate and consult with educators, families, and other professionals to help create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students. School psychologists provide a comprehensive range of services as described in the current standards from the National Association of School Psychologists.

• Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability: utilize varied models and methods of assessment and data collection for identifying strengths and needs of individual students and the broader school community, developing effective services and programs, and measuring progress and outcomes. (Daily, 10%)
• Consultation and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  consult and collaborate with colleagues, students, families and other stakeholders to promote effective implementation of services. (Daily, 10%)
• Interventions and Instructional Support to Develop Academic
  
  Skills:
  
  in collaboration with others, use assessment and data collection methods to implement and evaluate services that support cognitive and academic skills. (Daily, 10%)
• Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life
  
  Skills:
  
  in collaboration with others, use assessment and data-collection methods to implement and evaluate services that support socialization, learning, and mental and behavioral health, including but not limited to behavioral supports, individual and group counseling, and social skills training. (Daily, 10%)
• School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning: develop and implement practices and strategies to create and maintain effective and supportive learning environments for children and others (e.g., positive behavior interventions and supports). (Daily, 10%)
• Preventive and Responsive Services: promote services that enhance learning, mental and behavioral health, safety, and physical well-being through protective and adaptive factors and to implement effective crisis preparation, response, and recovery. (Daily, 10%)
• Family–School Collaboration Services: implement and evaluate services that respond to culture and context and facilitate family and school partnerships and interactions with community agencies for enhancement of academic and social–behavioral outcomes for children. (Daily, 10%)
• Diversity in Development and Learning: provide effective professional services that promote effective functioning for individuals, families, and schools with diverse characteristics, cultures, and backgrounds and across multiple contexts, with recognition that an understanding and respect for diversity in development and learning and advocacy for social justice are foundations for all aspects of service delivery. (Daily, 10%)
• Research and Program Evaluation: evaluate and apply research as a foundation for service delivery and, in collaboration with others, use various techniques and technology resources for data collection, measurement, and analysis to support effective practices at the individual, group, and/or systems levels. (Daily, 10%)
• Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice: provide services consistent with ethical, legal, and professional standards; engage in responsive ethical and professional decision-making; collaborate with other professionals; document assessments and services within District student information systems; and apply professional work characteristics needed for effective practice as school psychologists, including respect for human diversity and social justice, communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, responsibility, adaptability, initiative, dependability, and technology skills.
  
  (Daily, 10%)
• Professional Development: engage in professional development to…