SY School Psychologist - Southside & Jewett

Job Title

Location:

2.5 days at Southside Middle School, 2.5 days at Jewett Elementary School

The Manchester School District offers a full benefits package to all eligible employees including:

• Anthem Medical insurance
• Anthem Vision insurance
• Delta Dental insurance
• Company funded HSA for select Anthem health plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement pension plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Gym Reimbursement
• Company sponsored life insurance
• 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plan
• Vision discounts
• Medical incentive rewards
• Employee assistance program
• Many more.

• Master's Degree in school psychology or equivalent.
• Completed 45 graduate hours in school psychology or related area in addition to an internship.
• Have completed no less than a 500-clock hour supervised internship with school age persons.
• Meets competency requirements set forth in District's personnel standards as required under 34 CFR 300.23 and 34 CFR 300.136.
• Requirements as set by the State of New Hampshire Certification Authorities and Board of School Committee regulations.
• Valid driver's license and own transportation

Specific Core Function:

To administer a variety of psycho-educational instruments to students who are experiencing difficulties (academic or behavioral) in the classroom. To help the schools determine if a student is eligible for special education services.

Responsibilities of the Position:

• Provide intellectual, academic, behavioral and personality evaluations for individuals ages 3-21
• Provide psychological evaluations of disabled or potentially disabled students ages 3-21 through:
• Interviews with relevant persons;
• Administration of diagnostic instruments;
• Integration of information and preparation for presentation to teams;
• Interpretation of findings to students, teachers, parent(s) and team members
• Preparation of written reports
• Prepare educational and behavioral plans based on diagnostic data
• Provide consultation and assistance to IEP team
• Provide consultation services to teachers and students
• Provide behavioral intervention services to students as needed
• Provide individual and/or group counseling services to students
• Lead group counseling for educationally disabled students as needed
• Participate in writing individual education plans for educationally disabled students being seen for individual or group counseling

Specified Length/Hours of Position: This is an affiliated (MEA) position under the Teacher Association negotiated contract, following the school calendar with additional workshop days.