School Psychologist

School Psychologist

Qualifications:

• Minimum master's degree in school psychology
• Certification by the National Association of School Psychologists
• Active Tennessee school psychologist license
• Meets health and physical requirements

Job Goal:

To ensure a sound educational program for students who require at least a partially different program from regular classroom programs and to facilitate assessment of those students.

Essential Functions:

• Conducts assessments and observations as part of the evaluation process for special education students
• Provides technical assistance and support for IEP-Teams, ensuring that placement is in the least restrictive environment
• Serves as consultant to staff, ensuring that best practices in special education and preschool education are pursued in all school system initiatives
• Guides RTI practices and policies
• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Stooping
• Kneeling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

Temperament (Personal Traits):

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

Capacity and Ability Requirements:

• Intelligence:
  Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
• Verbal:
  Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them
• Numerical:
  Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
• Form Perception:
  To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures
• Color Discrimination:
  Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color

Work Conditions:

Normal working environment

Terms of Employment:

• 180-student-day contract
• School psychologist salary scale
• Immediate supervisor:
  Supervisor of Special Services

General Requirement:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Adopted 08/2018