School Psychologist - Districtwide

School Psychologist

Job Focus:
To provide psychological evaluation and assistance to students who require such services in their educational program.

Line of Supervision:
Responsible to and evaluated by building Principal

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists parents and staff members in locating and coordinating school and community resources.
• Serves as a liaison between the schools and other agencies as appropriate.
• Observes individual students in educational settings as appropriate.
• Identifies the special needs of students through consultation, observation, and other psychological and educational assessments.
• Collaborates as needed with teachers, principals, and other school personnel to develop plans that modify the behavior of disruptive students.
• Analyzes, integrates and reports psychological and educational information about students behavior and the conditions relating to their learning.
• Consults with teachers and other staff members in planning, implementing, and evaluating school programs and interventions to meet the identified psychological and educational needs of students.
• Participates in the prevention of educational and behavioral problems through early identification and consultation.
• Conducts individual and group counseling sessions as needed in order to facilitate the students social/emotional development.
• Prepares, assembles, and/or disseminates materials and reports as needed for Medicare reimbursement of at-risk and special education students.
• Provides leadership at staff meetings in developing behavior management plans and functional analysis of behavior.
• Assists in case management activities as necessary.
• Provides information, support, and counseling to parents and families when appropriate.
• Attends and participates in special education parent meetings as requested.
• Guards the confidentiality of all information placed in charge of this office. Breach of this trust shall be grounds for dismissal.
• Performs such other duties as may be requested by the Principal, Coordinator of Special Education or Superintendent of Schools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Has a valid certificate (type 73) as a School Psychologist issued by the Illinois State Board of Education.
• Holds an earned Masters degree from an accredited college or university.

Terms of Employment: 180 days per year. Salary and other benefits as established by the Board of Education.