Psychologist - Psych

School Psychologist

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a School Psychologist to work at a facility in Hemet, CA. These are registry positions with our company. Pay Rate: $76 / hour

Shift details:

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Human Resources, to evaluate the needs of average, gifted, handicapped and disturbed children in an educational setting; to perform psycho educational assessments to determine appropriate programs and instructional processes to enable students to achieve maximum achievement and adjustment; to assist students in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or academic problems and issues;

to serve as a resource pertaining to student behavior management and learning strategies, and welfare and attendance problems and concerns; and to do other related functions as directed. Essential Functions

• Perform a variety of individual and group psycho educational assessment and diagnosis of specific learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities;
• Prepare recommendations pertaining to student remediation, placement in special programs, and psycho educational interventions;
• Consult and confer with instructional and administrative personnel in the development and implementation of instructional methods and procedures designed to facilitate learning and to overcome learning and behavioral disorders;
• Participate in parent conferences, pupil evaluation reviews and provide pupil profiles indicating learning strengths and weaknesses;
• Serve as a member of student study teams and collaborate with other team members in planning special programs, and in the use of remedial instructional materials for students with special needs;
• Consult with parents to further their understanding of the learning and emotional adjustment processes pertaining to their child;
• Counsel pupils individually and in small groups using a variety of data gathering and therapy techniques;
• Serve as a resource to site and District personnel and members of the school community concerning youth services;
• Serve as a liaison between the schools and mental health and juvenile agencies in pursuing referral follow-ups;
• Assist in the development and monitoring of individual education plans for students with exceptional needs;
• May pursue evaluation and research activities to determine the effectiveness of the school psychological service program;
• Assist in identifying school psychological service needs;
• Plan and present, as requested, a variety of management related reports pertaining to school psychological service functions and activities.

Employment Standards Knowledge of:

• Principles, methods, techniques, strategies, and trends in educational, social, and emotional adjustment assessment functions;
• Applicable and appropriate psychological and achievement appraisal instruments, techniques, and procedures;
• Social service and youth service agencies in the local and greater metropolitan area;
• Social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of pre-school and school age students;
• Evaluation and research techniques, strategies, and procedures;
• Curriculum and instruction programs proven to be beneficial to pupils with special learning needs.

Ability to:

• Effectively and efficiently assess students and aid them in analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral, educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns;
• Conduct, analyze, and effectively utilize a variety of individual and group counseling techniques applicable to the student with severe learning, behavioral and emotional needs;
• Effectively deal with site and District personnel, parents, social service, and youth service agencies in resolving student problems and concerns;
• Effectively participate in the planning and implementation of individual educational and learning plans;
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form;
• Organize tasks, set priorities, maintain work pace;
• Perform repetitive tasks;
• Complete work assignments on schedule;
• Respond appropriately to directions and changes in working assignments;
• Work with minimal supervision;
• Manage multiple tasks;
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions with minimal accountability controls;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Ability to assess severely handicapped students.

Education:

Bachelor's degree and Masters degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements.

Experience:

Two years of successful school psychologist experience; classroom teaching or counseling at the elementary or secondary school level is desirable. Credential:
General Pupil Personnel Services with the authorization to serve as a Psychologist Standard Pupil Personnel Designated Services with the Psychologist authorization: or Personnel Services Basic Pupil Personnel Services School Psychologist. Physical Demands and

Working Conditions:

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that…