School Psychologist

School Psychologist

Conduct individual or intervention-based evaluations to assist school staff and parents; effectively meet the academic, behavioral and social-emotional needs of children; consult with educational staff to develop individualized learning or behavioral plans for students.

• Must be available to staff and parents for consultation.
• Counsel individually and in groups with special education students and/or their parents.
• Provide screening programs for children.
• Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies.
• Conduct individual psycho-educational evaluations of children referred to the Pupil Services Department; interpret findings, when appropriate, to parents, teachers and other school personnel/child and qualified community agencies through conferences and written reports.
• Participate in the identification and placement of children with disabilities.
• Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management.
• Responsible for implementing new practices or methods in the area of school psychology.
• Attend meetings and in-services as required by Superintendent/Board.
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information.
• Provide the results of psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of IEP's for each special education student.
• Provide intensive psycho-educational evaluations as needed.
• Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required.
• Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development.
• Collaborate with colleagues.
• Attend educational field trips as appropriate.
• Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team.
• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life.
• Observe ethics of the teaching profession.
• Keep abreast of all rules and regulations regarding special education standards.
• Promote good public relations.
• Provide mental health activities for children within the scope of school-based practice.
• Maintain Medicaid logs.
• Serve as a roll model for students.
• Participate in committees, study teams, and co-curricular activities as agreed upon.
• Participate in intervention assistant team meetings.
• Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc. to keep current on relevant issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director/Superintendent or designee.

Knowledge of educational psychology, human behavior, and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Knowledge of computer and word processing.

• Skilled in counseling and consultation.
• Skilled in organization and problem solving.
• Skilled in evaluation procedures for student academic/behavioral problems.
• Skilled in effective and active listening.
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Ability to create a safe and respectful environment.
• Ability to adapt and respond to changing situations and environments, as well as the needs of each individual student.
• Ability to work effectively with others.

• Master's degree in educational psychology or equivalent from a four-year college or university.
• Appropriate State of Ohio certifications/license.
• Satisfactory completion of BCI and FBI background check.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate.

• Frequently required to sit, bend at waist, kneel, stand, walk, hear, talk, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, climb and stoop.
• Required to stand or sit for extended periods of time.
• Required to report to work on all scheduled workdays plus occasional evenings.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, lift, or carry various supplies and materials up to…