School Psychologist (2026-2027 School Year)

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree from an approved program in school psychology, or a program deemed equivalent by the Virginia Department of Education review, consisting of 60 graduate semester hours, plus a one-year internship as prescribed by the college awarding the degree.
• Placement in a particular setting or model determined by experience with a specific student population.
• Hold or be eligible for a license issued by the Virginia Department of Education with endorsement in school psychology.

Major Duties/Essential Functions

Provides a full range of psychological services to schools and centers or to a diagnostic unit in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, particularly regarding valid and reliable instruments, nondiscriminatory testing, and adaptive testing procedures.

• Serves and supports in a variety of settings and models which include general education, co-facilities, comprehensive service sites, preschool, and school-based services for students identified as having an emotional disability.
• Administers and analyzes the results of diagnostic psychological instruments which assess students' cognitive abilities, academic performance, interpersonal emotional/social functioning, and sensory-motor functioning.
• Provides psychological observations, interviews, and evaluations and provides follow-up.
• Provides crisis mental health services, including conducting suicide risk and mental health assessments.
• Serves as a member of a school crisis team and divisionwide crisis response teams.
• Determines schoolwide needs for specific psychological services through consultation with the principal and school staff and establishes priorities for service delivery within assigned schools.
• Provides direct and indirect intervention to include counseling, consultation, and designing and implementing behavioral change programs and tiered intervention.
• Collaborates with school personnel, central departments and offices, families, public agencies, and private practitioners, as required.
• Learns and facilitates discussions among groups and individuals to reach consensus, resolve conflicts, or influence outcomes on matters of significance, such as intervention approaches.
• Works as part of a team to ensure a program meets its goals.
• Provides oral and written feedback to school personnel, families, and related professionals.
• Makes or recommends referrals to county agencies, as required.
• Manages the organization and processing of cases for special education eligibility, including monitoring, reviewing, and liaison tasks.
• Guides families through the special education referral process.
• Participates in the advanced academic program screening process.
• Participates in local screening committee teams, administrative reviews, test reviews, and manifestation committees.
• May deliver training and professional development.
• May represent the Division in public meetings and/or present information to senior management team.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Pay

$82,493 - $143,185 Salary Range
Salary Grade [Salary Information]
Unified Scale-Schedule B/Grade 006-FEU-IN
Job Type Psychologist
School Year 2026-2027
Contract Length 210-Day Contract
Open Until Filled Yes
Re-Adv. Position No