School Psychologist Paraeducator

School Psychologist Paraprofessional

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Social Work and/or psychology.
• Enjoys working with children.
• Basic skills appropriate to specific employment situations including acceptable communication patterns.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must have, or be able to obtain, and maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
• Ability to lift as required by job.

Reports To:

• Executive Director – NKESC
• Director of Special Education and/or Designee-NKESC
• Supervising Teacher and District Administrators

Job Goal:

To work with any student(s) assigned in all school settings.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Carry out specific plans made by licensed personnel for students identified with disabilities.
• Work and interact appropriately with children identified with disabilities.
• Adhere to local and Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center policies.
• Participate in pre-training and in-service as necessary to meet KSDE, NKESC, and local guidelines.
• Prepare requests for materials purchases, duplicating of materials, completing of forms/reports, planning/keeping appointments, and other such duties as determined by supervisor.
• Be able to research materials as needed.
• Be responsible for appropriate data collection necessary for accountability.
• Provide oral and written feedback to appropriate individuals on the performance of the child.
• Assist in screenings as necessary.
• Perform any other duties as directed.

Physical Abilities:

• Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed materials with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; and physical agility to reach overhead.
• Ability to move between schools, school buildings and multiple rooms.
• Ability to interact with students that meet their physical, emotional and psychological needs.

Terms of Employment:

Per "Memorandum of Employment Agreement".

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director and/or Designee as per board policy.