School Psychologist

Openings as of 7/7/2020
Student Support Services

• School Psychologist JobID: 521
Position Type:
Student Support Services/Psychologist


Date Posted:
5/3/2018


Location:
Page Middle School
(High-Needs School)


Date Available:
2018-19 School Year


Closing Date:
Open until filled




JDE 422
TITLE: School Psychologist - Page Middle School

SALARY: Professional Salary Schedule depending on Year of Service (Certified School Psych); Intern documentation required (Certified Teacher Salary Schedule)

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Valid Arizona Psychologist Certificate
• Ability to relate well with students
• Familiarity with Navajo language and culture preferred
• Good written and oral language skills in English
• Ability to maintain accurate records in writing and on a computer
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.

EDUCATION: A valid Arizona Psychologist Certificate

REPORTS TO: Director of Educational Services

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conduct appropriate psycho-educational assessment to identify those students with significant social/emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties
• Develop, recommend and monitor interventions to improve the educational experience of those students with significant social/emotional, behavioral and/or learning problems
• Serve as a consultant to administrators, counselors, and teachers
• Assessment and counseling of at-risk students
• Understand and experience with the 3-tier RTI and PBIS modules
• Provide parent training, staff in-service, and alternative instructional strategies to decrease potential academic behavior failures
• Help identify and serve at-risk students as per District policy
• Assess learning differences of identified students
• In-service teachers, individually or as a group, on a methods of addressing learning differences; RTI & PBIS Strategies
• Conference with parents on learning differences and other parenting issues
• Counsel students to decrease potential failure in the school students
• Assist in maintaining student profiles on identified at-risk students
• Act as part of building child study teams to determine the best programming of at-risk individuals
• Attend review of data meetings for initial and re-evaluations to interpret data and assist team with assessment needs
• Conduct appropriate psycho-educational examinations of referred students within 60 day time line
• Complete FBA and student behavioral support plan as directed
• Interpret diagnostic results as is appropriate to school personnel, other concerned professionals, parents, and students while maintaining confidentiality
• Based on diagnostic information make comprehensive recommendations for specific strategies to assist students
• Ensure all testing information is in the RED / MET document in IEPPRO and available to other team members 24 hours prior to a MET meeting
• Submit finalized written reports and protocols within 10 working days of eligibility (MET) meeting and all related signature pages for the evaluation process
• Conduct and/or participate in case conferences as assigned by Director
• Provide appropriate psychological services (group and/or individual counseling, classroom consultation, referral to applicable school and community resources, social skills training, etc.)
• Complete any voucher-evaluation related paperwork
• Attend Professional Development district-wide workshop
• Attend designated staff and committee meetings as assigned
• Provide instructed consultation on the special needs of student with cognitive delays (LD, DD, Autistic and ED) as requested by supervisor
• Complete other assignments as requested by supervisor
• The District reserves the right to amend this job description as necessary

EVALUATION: Annually by the Director of Educational Services

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Set annually by the Governing Board.
Certified Psychologist 10-month certified contract 204 days of student attendance days. Psych Interns contract 198 days. Work hours 8-5, Monday through Friday.




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