School Psychologist - PreSchool

School Psychologist

Employee qualifications:
1. Connecticut teaching license with endorsement for school psychology. 2. A minimum of three years' experience working with students.
3. Ability and competence to provide services to needy students. 4. A current, research- and experience-based understanding of student cognitive and affective development.
5. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists.
6. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
7. Ability to deal effectively with associates and the public.
8. Ability to organize and maintain diverse data, files and records.
9. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. 10. Such alternatives or additions to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Job goal:
To enable students to take the fullest possible advantage of the educational opportunities provided through identifying individual strengths and weaknesses in the cognitive and affective areas, and by helping students with personal concerns which interfere with the educational process. To maintain confidentiality of school and staff records and related information. To interact with the public, as necessary.

Essential performance responsibilities:

Pupil Personnel Services:

• Coordinates case conferences and Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings and participates with other related service staff, administrators, and teachers in collaborative decision-making regarding diagnoses, services and modifications.
• Contributes to the understanding of human growth and development as it relates to the teaching-learning process.
• Assesses individual student needs and progress by evaluation of behavior on the basis of test results; clinical observations; interviews with students, teachers and other school personnel and parents; school records and reports of other professionals.
• Analyzes and integrates assessment data to facilitate an understanding of the "whole" child.
• Assists in making recommendations and designing individualized education programs (IEP) with modifications to enhance the cognitive, social and emotional development of students.
• Interprets and presents findings to parents and teachers in order to help them better understand and teach the children.
• Makes use of a variety of resources, materials and methods for effective intervention.
• Maintains a positive learning environment appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Evaluates/monitors student progress on a regular basis.
• Provides individual and group counseling and develops classroom programs for students identified as needing help to profit from their educational programs.

School Operations:

• Selects and uses a variety of assessment techniques, appropriate to the referral.
• Demonstrates facility in test administration, scoring, and preparation of written reports in accordance with departmental procedures and standards.
• Organizes time, space and materials for effective delivery of psychological services.
• Develops and adheres to daily/weekly schedule of students in caseload.
• Develops and maintains systems for recording weekly progress notes…