HS .5 School Psychologist

HS .5 School Psychologist

King Philip Regional School District King Philip Regional High School - Wrentham, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5868942

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 04, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

School Psychologist:

SUMMARY:

Evaluates students referred as potential candidates for Special Education program and present a report to the team of students he/she has evaluated. Test may include intelligence, achievement, personality, and perceptual motor test.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts extensive psychological examinations of referred students.
• Participates in case conferences when referred students are involved, or as requested.
• Serves as a resource person concerning learning handicaps for other school personnel.
• Interpret diagnoses to school personnel, other concerned professionals, parents and students.
• Makes recommendations on ways to assist a student referred to him for examination.
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  King Philip Teacher Standards-Areas of Competency for Evaluation of School Counselor and Psychologist.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises students

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:

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. Completed one year of successful experience as a school psychologist with direction from a fully approved school psychologist.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid certificate as a school psychologist.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of teachers, students, parents, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication. Ability to use a personal computer to process testing results and write final report.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly will sit, walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.…