School Psychologist- Brooklyn

About the role

We are currently looking for a School Psychologist to join our team at our Brooklyn School Age Program, supporting children with developmental disabilities. This would be a full-time, 12-month position, Monday–Friday from 8 am–3 pm.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychological assessment on individuals annually in areas of intelligence and adaptive behavior.
• Develops a treatment plan and goals based on an assessment.
• Provides psychological services as prescribed by a treatment plan in behavior management, psychological counseling, crisis intervention, etc.
• Integrates therapeutic intervention techniques into programs or the home of person served through consultation with parent/guardian and staff at team meetings, case conferences or other informal contacts.
• Records progress on all active cases in therapy, monitors therapy status, and makes appropriate recommendations as changes occur.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and annual reviews for purposes of planning, implementation, and monitoring of individual plans.
• Participates in pre-admission evaluations.
• Assists with other duties such as arrival and dismissal, feeding, restroom use, and classroom management.
• Maintains equipment and orders supplies with the approval of the supervisor.
• Administers, scores, analyzes, and interprets diagnostic tests in cognitive and emotional areas.
• Trains and instructs program staff in the utilization of goals, behavior management, interpretation of test results, etc.
• Keeps abreast of changes in the field.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills are necessary to interact effectively with coworkers, employees, consumers, families and outside contacts.
• Must be able to maintain the strictest confidentiality.
• Knowledge of standard psychometric assessment instruments i.e., Wechsler series, Stanford Binet.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and the capacity to respond to unusual situations.
• Good personal computer skills and knowledge of appropriate software.
• Must be willing to work at various program sites.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Psychology.
• NYSED School Psychologist Certification.
• At least one year of comparable experience with the developmentally disabled.

Pay

$49.65/hour