School Psychologist

About the role

The Wilson School District is seeking a certified School Psychologist for the current 2023-2024 school year. The position offers a competitive hiring salary ranging from $70,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year based on experience. Additional compensation includes $3,000 for National Board-Certified Teacher, $1,500 for Behavioral Learning Enhancement (BLE), $1,000 for English as a Second Language (ESL), and $500 for Proven ESL.

Responsibilities

• Identify and place eligible special education students.
• Provide psychological and other testing to assist in placements and program design.
• Generate and maintain S.E. documents supporting placement, program design, and psychoeducational evaluations.
• Maintain psychological files in compliance with IDEA and 504 and state regulations.
• Consultation and counseling for identified SE students.
• Assist with program modifications and behavioral plans for regular education students.
• Observe, direct staff, and student contact, assist with writing of modified programs, behavioral contracts, and reinforcement schedules.
• Assist CST with the assessment and screening of referred students.
• Perform academic, perceptual, and behavioral assessments and/or observe, call prior schools, review records.
• Facilitate referrals to community medical and mental health personnel.
• Telephone interviews, letter generation, attend outside staffing and parent consultations.
• Consult with parents for crisis situations regarding their children.
• Telephone contacts, staffing, counseling sessions.
• Facilitate effective special education program design and implementation, (e.g., special needs preschool, District Crisis Plan, Non-violent Crisis Intervention and SST/MDC).

Requirements

• Aziz Arizona certificate as a school psychologist and recorded with Maricopa County School Superintendent.
• A Master's Degree required.
• A comprehensive knowledge of special education students’ needs and special education programs.
• Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Qualifications

• Experience with IDEA requirements.
• Knowledge of assistive technology.
• Ability to write appropriate modifications and accommodations based on student need.
• Ability to lead and manage a team of adults to accomplish goals.
• Ability to design and deliver professional learning.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with teachers, parents, students, and administrators.
• Ability to interpret and answer questions arising from gen ed teachers about special education, inclusion, accommodations, and the child study team process.

Skills

• IEP writing.
• Leading and managing a team of adults.
• Designing and delivering professional learning.
• Effective communication skills.
• Interpreting and answering questions about special education.

Benefits

Wilson School District offers a variety of benefits including:

• No-cost (employee only) medical, vision, and life insurance.
• Voluntary vision insurance.
• Voluntary additional life insurance and accidental and death plan.
• 403B and 457C Tax Shelter annuities plan.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• FLEX spending account for medical expenses and/or dependent care.
• Enrollment into the Arizona State Retirement System.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $70,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year based on experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is typically full-time.