School Psychologist

Position Summary

The school psychologist functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team by collaborating with educators, administrators, support staff, families, and other mental health professionals to create safe, healthy and supportive learning environments for students and to strengthen connections between home and school. The school psychologist provides a full range of school psychological services to students ages 0-21 including screening and assessment, consultation and advisement, and program evaluation to help school staff recognize and provide for the individual differences and needs of all children and ensure their academic, social, and emotional success.

Required Licensed as a School Psychologist in the state of Minnesota
Preferred 2-5 years' experience working in an education setting
Certification from the National Association of School Psychologists

Provides collaborative consultation to parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff; assists school teams with suggestions and implementation of RtI, pre-referral intervention strategies, and classroom accommodations to facilitate improved student performance in the classroom and at home;
Engages in consultation processes with educators and parents, consistent with established models; participates in integration of all available data pertaining to students (home, school, community-based);
Assists with the development of intervention and accommodation plans; provides jargon free and understandable recommendations to staff and parents;
Keeps current with literature on crisis prevention and early intervention;
Develops and maintains a regular building schedule and informs building level staff of variations in schedule availability; actively participates in school meetings and on school teams; is punctual for appointments and meetings within buildings;
Maintains a log of consultation activities;
Screens and evaluates referred children including selecting appropriate instruments, administering assessments, completing observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations;
Selects evaluation techniques appropriate to the referral concern;
Follows best practice guidelines in all evaluation and diagnostic practices (e.g. standardized administration, rapport building, ethical evaluation behaviors);
Interprets and communicates psycho-educational evaluation results in written and oral communication to the team and parents; provides an accurate and technically correct interpretation of the evaluation data available; provides information in a jargon-free and understandable manner;
Actively listens to and assists with questions regarding evaluation data and information provided by other members of the team;
Effectively makes determination of need for outside resource referral and need for further evaluation or consultation with other staff;
Participates in team decision-making regarding eligibility for special education services and contributes to documentation of eligibility in written reports;
Adheres to the ethic standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing special education;
Participates as a member of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team, contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the child's education program;
Has knowledge of the building special education meeting schedule; meets with building staff to set priorities for attendance at building meetings;
Has appropriate materials ready and is well prepared to present information at meetings;
Provides input to IEP teams regarding direct service activities, appropriate methods and/or skill training curricula;
Works cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the IEP;
Provides direct services through a variety of methods including crisis intervention, early intervention services, classroom presentations, co‑teaching, and in‑service training;
Schedules and is present for individual/group sessions;
Fosters active involvement of individuals and groups in sessions; recognizes and utilizes current and motivating teaching…