School Psychologist:12 Month

Position Summary

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Consults with teachers, principals, and administrators concerning classroom management, student learning, behavior and emotional problems, and principles of human interaction as applied to individuals and groups, parents as well as staff, and the improvement of educational climate in school, home, and community situation;
• Collaborates with school staff in planning and developing programs to address or prevent behavior and instructional problems;
• Follows up to monitor effectiveness and adjust recommendations as necessary.

Psychological Assessments

• Conducts psychological assessments, including cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral functioning;
• Analyzes the results in conjunction with educational performance, classroom observations, medical histories, sociological data, and special education programs;
• Interprets the information analyzed and its instructional and behavioral implications for teachers, principals, administrators, and parents;
• Formulates diagnosis and recommends appropriate remedial or therapeutic measures based on modern research, evidence and theory.

Counseling and Related Services

• Provides necessary counseling and other related services to students with disabilities according to their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs);
• Provides counseling and consultation for other students as necessary.

Professional Development

• Plans and conducts professional development trainings and individual consultations for teachers in-classroom management, curriculum planning and instructional techniques, the handling of behavior and other problems, and issues related to special education, child abuse, sexual harassment, and crisis prevention and intervention.

Reports and Documentation

• Prepares reports analyzing student learning and behavior, providing diagnostic assessment, and recommending intervention techniques, such as behavior intervention plans, curriculum and/or environmental modifications, class placements, behavior modification programs, or referral to outside medical and social service agencies and private providers.

Team Meetings and Mediations

• Attends and participates in school-based team conferences, Section 504 multidisciplinary meetings, and IEP team meetings where appropriate and within required timelines;
• Serves as a witness in special education mediations and hearings as requested.

Documentation and Compliance

• Completes required documentation within timelines, including case notes, IEP/504 documentation, and assessment reports.

Crisis Intervention Services

• Participates in crisis intervention services, including individual and school-wide prevention, intervention and postvention activities;
• Conducts threat determinations as needed.

Professional Conduct

• Adheres to school, department and district policies, rules and practices, and professional ethics.

Medicaid Billing

• Enrolls in and maintains appropriate credentials for Medicaid billing (e.g., NPI number, e-Prep), completes Medicaid billing within department timelines.

Other Duties

• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.