SCHOOL - School Psychologist

WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Position Announcement

• Job Title:
  
  2026-27 SCHOOL - YEAR School Psychologist
• Location:
  
  Waverly Community Schools
• Start Date:
  
  August 2026
• Salary Range/ Level: $47,525- $88,387 - As per the salary schedule contained in the WEA Master Agreement
• Terms of Employment:
  School Year
• Date Posted:
  June 10, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  June 26, 2026 @ 4 pm

ALL Applicants: A completed online application is REQUIRED. Resume and cover letter may be attached within the online application (preferred). Faxed: . Mailed:
Waverly Community Schools, 515 Snow Rd., Lansing, MI 48917.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Psychology.
• Hold a Michigan School Psychologist Certificate or Preliminary Michigan School Psychologist Certificate.
• Full approval by the Michigan Department of Education as a Licensed School Psychologist or have received a recommendation for temporary approval from a Michigan school of social work training program by obtaining an SSW-310 form.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A knowledge of the organization and administration of local and state agencies and their services for pupils.
• Skills in the administration and interpretation of tests, which shall include intelligence, achievement, personality, and perceptual-motor tests.
• An understanding of the rationale of testing, measurement, and evaluation.
• Skills in integrating data obtained from tests and from other sources of information through both written and oral communication.
• Skills in psychological report writing.
• The capacity to interview, consults, and counsel with school personnel, parents, pupils, and others.
• The capacity to plan and implement classroom management procedures pertaining to behavior of pupils.
• Competency in the planning and prescribing of teaching and curriculum strategies for pupils.
• The acquisition and mastery of a broad understanding of the psychology of learning and learning impairments of pupils.
• A comprehensive understanding of personality development and the assessment of human behavior.
• The capacity to communicate the psychological findings to professionals, parent, pupils and others in a meaningful manner.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deal with the diverse students, parents and staff of a large urban school district.
• Demonstrated use of technology for work related and student intervention sessions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of school curriculum.
• Demonstrated knowledge of PBIS.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program.
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on assessment and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written and oral communication.

JOB SUMMARY

The School Psychologist is responsible for providing psychological-education evaluations of students suspected of being disabled and provide interpretations of evaluations to appropriate persons through IEP meetings. The School Psychologist also provides consultation to school personnel in the areas of learning and the impact of a disability on a student.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Schedule and evaluate all students referred for a special education comprehensive evaluation
• Score and interpret results of all test measurements utilized for an evaluation to parent, teachers, administrators, and others
• Provide a written report of all evaluations completed and file them with the Multidisciplinary team report.
• Attend individual education planning…