Psychologist

Essential Job Functions

• Provides academic and behavioral intervention services for students in collaboration with classroom teachers.
• Prepares clearly written, comprehensive psychological reports which address the referral concerns and provide practical recommendations that can be realistically implemented by school personnel and used to assist in the development of the Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
• Consults and assists teachers to determine and implement appropriate academic and behavioral interventions in classrooms.
• Performs psycho-educational assessments of students, observations, data collection, interpretation and analysis.
• Participates in child study and eligibility meetings of students to diagnose and prescribe student interventions.
• Consults and collaborates with parents, teachers, students and administrators.
• Maintains accurate and careful records of all psychological services provided.
• Follows federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies regarding children's educational welfare; and serves as an advocate for students and parents.
• Works with the critical incident team in the school, including reactions to illness, deaths and abuse.
• Provides individual and group counseling services.
• Develops and coordinates various psychological services available to students.
• Provides training to staff and parents.
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Utilize Restorative Practices to conduct reentry meetings, administrative and restorative conferences, proactive and responsive circles, and facilitate faculty and staff use of Restorative Practices in the classroom and school setting.
• Provides social-emotional-behavioral support through small groups, class push-in lessons, 1:1 counseling, case management, and PBIS initiatives.
• Educates and collaborates with faculty and staff to create safe, supportive, and trauma informed teaching environments.
• Plans and implements preventative efforts increasing student engagement and decreasing student absenteeism.
• Manages and tracks student data reporting to county and state.
• Participates on the Student Support Team - a multidisciplinary team meeting weekly to manage student referrals and deliver and track individualized interventions.
• Collaborates with families, staff, and outside resources to support student needs.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for a Pupil Personnel Services or Postgraduate Professional license with an endorsement in School Psychology.
• Completion of an approved program in school psychology to include at least 60 graduate hours that culminate in at least a master’s degree or hold a certificate issued by the National school Psychology Certification Board.
• Valid VA Driver’s License.

Budgetary Responsibility

N/A

Equipment Operation

Utilizes a personal computer and general office equipment.

Contacts

Contacts Students, parents, school staff and outside community agencies. Daily. To provide assessments, counseling, training and to coordinate services.

Work Direction

N/A

Supervision

N/A

Decision Making

Performs work tasks independently. Seeks supervisor’s advice/guidance in unusual situations.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities

N/A

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent 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 is regularly required to use hands and fingers; to handle or feel objects, printed materials as related to test delivery and to talk and hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit and drive and may be required to lift up to fifty pounds (usually under 25 pounds). Regular travel to school sites is required.

Work Environment

The employee performs work in various office and school locations. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

Compensation

$77,146.06 - $135,056.27

Hours Per Day

8

Days Per Year

237

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status. Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.