School Psychologist Intern

Position Summary

Rocketship School Psychology Interns are responsible for providing both direct and indirect support to students, families, and staff members in order to ensure high quality programming for students with disabilities. Based in San Jose, CA and reporting to the Manager of Psych Services, the School Psychologist Intern will play a critical role in ensuring we are meeting our Child Find obligation.

Duties

• Lead psycho-educational and formal behavior assessments; write quality, compliant assessment reports.
• Attend IEP meetings; present assessment findings to the team.
• Affirmative implementation of assessment recommendations as needed.
• Participate in the pre-referral process and provide consultation to school teams regarding intervention supports for struggling students.
• Work with parents to build knowledge of disability and inclusive support for students with disabilities.
• Affirmative assistance in providing consultation and advice to administrators, teachers, and parents regarding the general and special educational programs as appropriate.
• Affirmative assistance in coordinating, communicating, and seeking consultation with community agencies as appropriate.
• Maintain a compliant practice.
• Participate in frequent, direct and indirect supervision with Rocketship’s Manager of Psychological Services as well as other members of the school psych team.
• Some campuses may require consultation, collaboration, creation, and implementation of 504 plans.
• Some campuses may require additional consultation around social emotional and behavioral systems and structures.
• Some campuses may require additional counseling and other intervention supports.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Masters and Credentialing Program for School Psychology (NASP highly preferred).
• Bilingual, Spanish (preferred).
• Experience working in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (highly preferred).
• Experience working with elementary-age students (preferred).
• Experience working with students with a range of disabilities (learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, autism, etc.) (highly preferred).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Commitment to Rocketship’s special education inclusion model and overall mission to close the achievement gap within our lifetime.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptive in a work environment that is still evolving.
• Performs a variety of specialized and responsible tasks: maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, other school personnel, meet schedule and compliance deadlines.
• Possession of a valid California driver’s license (or applicable state equivalent): willingness to provide own transportation in conduct of work assignments as you will be required to travel from site to site to work with students and faculty at all sites.

Additional Details

• The School Psychologist Intern position will be on the site-based staff calendar, which includes paid time off for holidays and traditional school breaks.
• Salary is competitive for the area based on education and experience.
• Rocketship provides a competitive benefits package including a 403(b) retirement program, flexible spending account (FSA), medical/dental benefits, partial reimbursement for mileage and phone, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
• $70,304 - $76,760 a year

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders.

Compensation

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.