2025-26 School Psychologist

Position Summary

School Psychologists provide case consultation on psycho educational issues for all children. They function as facilitators for special education evaluations of students who, for various reasons, are not succeeding in the school environment and have a suspected disability. As part of evaluation team psychologists assess students in areas for which they are exclusively trained: cognitive, adjustment, and adaptive. They lead the assessment team in drawing conclusions and providing recommendations based on all data engendered from the team evaluation. This position requires working with children of various ages and a variety of disabilities (preschool to 12th grade). Position requires being an itinerant and traveling to different school sites within the district.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Psychological evaluation, in which Psychologists employ those instruments for which they are exclusively trained.
• Primary facilitator of special education evaluations and reevaluations.
• Consultation with district staff, patrons and other professionals around psycho-educational issues impacting all students.
• Consultation regarding placement decisions for special needs students.
• Compilation of supporting evaluation paperwork, as related to evaluation data by the School Psychologist.
• Facilitation of transportation arrangements as appropriate for students transferring into the district with previous special education concerns.
• Share District Representative role with other professionals.

Other Responsibilities

As time allows school psychologists may choose to pursue various interests beyond their primary responsibilities. Examples include but are not limited to developing a reading program, leading seminars on child development, teaching a psychology class, running psycho-educational groups, providing psycho-educational counseling or consultation or developing a discipline program for a building.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Initial or Continuing Certification in School Psychology
• Training and experience in the administration of cognitive, academic, adjustment, and adaptive evaluation instruments
• Training and experience in the interpretation of cognitive, academic, adjustment, and adaptive evaluation results
• Successful experience leading building based problem solving and evaluation teams

Additional Requirements

• Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
• Maintain a current ESA Certified Washington State Teacher’s Certificate
• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District
• Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting the Federal Way Public Schools' commitment to "Each Scholar: A Voice. A Dream. A Bright Future."
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage

Physical Demands

• Sit
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Close vision
• Adjust focus

Work Environment

• Indoor conditions
• Near video display
• Moderate noise level

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 180 days per year
• Most often 7.5 hours/day

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to, and is evaluated Director of Student Support Services

Representation

• Federal Way Education Association
• Level Of Compensation Current state salary schedule

Disclaimer

• The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.
• All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or veteran status.