Psychologist (Illinois Special Education Cooperative)

Qualifications

Professional Educator License: Type 73 Certification Endorsement Licensed in Illinois
Master’s Degree in an NASP-approved Specialist in School Psychology

Requirements

Function: The School Psychologist understands the philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of current federal and state legislation, regulations, policies, litigation, and ethical issues related to the provision of educational services, including least restrictive environment, due process, assessment, discipline, transition, supplemental services and supports, specialized healthcare and assistive technology, to individuals with all types of disabilities across the age range.
• Demonstrates extensive skill and knowledge in the area of School Psychology, maintaining extensive knowledge of principles, theories, methods of practice, with application within the educational setting, holding necessary certificate or license.
• Understands issues in definition and identification procedures for individuals with disabilities, including those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Sets up additional knowledge of the continuum of services to best meet student needs while actively participating in problem solving to support the development of appropriate placement recommendations.
• Prepares and utilizes assessment methodologies have been adapted for individual students as appropriate including physical/emotional/social/behavioral adaptations to meet a student's individual needs, incorporating multiple sources of evidence and clear recommendations for improving services on an on-going basis.
• Demonstrates utilization of a wide range of psychological protocols/instruments to evaluate students and can identify when appropriate to use.
• Sets up specialized knowledge or skills in understanding/interpreting/using data in educational decision making to have positive student-based outcomes within the educational setting.
• Understands and effectively utilizes computerized web-based systems for documentation procedures/communication, goal development and modification, progress monitoring, performance assessment, accommodations/modifications, program supports, documentation of service minutes and overall IEP information.
• Demonstrates knowledge of rights to privacy, confidentiality, and respect for differences among all persons interacting with individuals with disabilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the ISECC administration.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 403B
• Paid PTOMedical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 403BPaid PTO

Contact Information

To apply for this position please send resume, transcripts, credentials, and references to:
Mrs. Becky Cortesi-Caruso
Executive Director of Special Education
Illinois Special Education Charter Cooperative (ISECC)
bcortesi@isecc.net

ISECC is an equal opportunity employer.