School Psychologist; Pool

Overview

Job Title: School Psychologist - Applicant Pool

Note: In lieu of individual school/position postings, we utilize pool postings as a way to connect with talented individuals like you. During the interview journey, we delve into your preferences, skills, and ideal work locations to find a position for you among our diverse opportunities.

Location: TBD

Reports To: Building Principals

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: per negotiated agreement / Exempt

Salary Schedule

2025/26

Step 1 with a Specialist degree: $63,851
Step 1 with a Doctorate degree: $66,108

Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience. Placement on the salary schedule will follow the applicable negotiated agreement.

The School Psychologist will support students, teachers, staff, and parents in a variety of ways and in multiple settings to help students succeed. The psychologist will provide assessments and interpret assessment findings; collaborate and communicate with other building supports such as counselors and school social workers to meet the needs of students and staff; and serve as a student advocate in determining educational support.

• Provide system-wide support for academic and behavior needs through Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) frameworks.
• Provide assessments of educational and behavioral strengths and needs of students.
• Interpret findings to assist school staff, parents, and referral agencies.
• Integrate evaluation data into comprehensive psycho-educational reports and maintenance of confidential student information.
• Facilitate Multidisciplinary Team meetings.
• Interpret individual student data for student programming and services.
• Identify specific skill deficits, develop interventions, track and analyze baseline and intervention data for Student Assistance Team (SAT) meetings.
• Collaborate with other building support staff such as counselors and social workers to meet the needs of the students, families and building which may include participation on team meetings (MTSS-B, SAT, 504, MDT, IEP, Crisis Response Team, etc).
• Serve as a student advocate in determining educational support.
• Utilize interactive skills necessary to be a positive contributor as a disciplinary team leader, counsel individuals with regard to problems to be resolved and respond promptly to conflict and crisis situations.
• Understand and promote use of data for accountability and decision making.
• Make observations of children in various school settings, identify and interpret significant behavioral patterns to appropriate staff members, and suggest procedures to be followed in dealing with these children.
• Share evidence based interventions to be utilized in the problem solving process.
• Coordinate and participate as a member of the Student Assistance Team referral process.
• Participate in the screening, pre-assessment, identification, follow-up for students involved in the referral process.
• Administer individual psychological tests and other assessment instruments as needed for comprehensive individual student evaluations to determine special education eligibility.
• Interpret test results and observations of individual students to staff members, parents, and referral agencies concerned and relates these to classroom activities and procedures.
• Collaborate with staff, parents and other professionals to create supportive learning environments for all learners.
• Consult with the administration and school staff in the improvement of educational programs and school-wide initiatives.
• Participate in the referral of children to other appropriate agencies for further study and/or assistance when appropriate, and acts as a liaison between the school and community professionals providing psychiatric and psychological services.
• Counsel individuals with regard to problems to be resolved and respond promptly to conflict and crisis situations.
• Work with and understand the needs of a diverse student population.

• Minimum completion of Educational Specialist Degree program from an accredited college or university.
• Satisfactory completion of a one-year internship program.
• Valid Nebraska Department of Education Teaching Certificate with endorsement in School Psychology, or ability to obtain one.
• Ability and patience to work interactively with students.
• Skill in organization, time management, communication, and positive interpersonal skills.
• Excellent skills in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Outlook and the student information system.
• Excellent attendance record.
• Displays a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance.
• Evidence of the willingness and ability to comply with standards for ethical and professional performance established by the State Board of Education.
• Exhibit strong standards of professional ethics.
• Exhibit skills pertinent to foster…