School Psychologist - SSS - Mental Health

School Psychologist

Serves students across all levels (PK-12) who require universal, targeted, and intensive intervention across special education and general education populations.

Utilizes demonstrated knowledge, skills, and commitment needed to provide direct and indirect services that help students and youth succeed: academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.

Supports and establishes a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students in order to alleviate barriers to learning, engage students as individuals with unique interests and strengths, and promote student success at the student’s developmental level.

Utilizes demonstrated expertise in assessment, data based decision-making skills and psycho-educational practices in order to plan, consult, collaborate and/or provide indirect and direct services to students.

Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to implement crisis prevention, intervention, and response and recovery efforts.

• Maintain continuing education requirements for licensure.
• Effectively implement crisis prevention, intervention, response and recovery efforts.
• Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program.
• Effectively provide case management support.
• Attend district professional development opportunities in the areas of mental health and special education.
• Demonstrate expertise in assessment - including cognitive assessment, FBA/BIP creation, data based decision-making skills, and psycho-educational practices, in order to plan, consult, collaborate and/or provide indirect and direct services to students.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of every treatment/session delivered to students whether direct or indirect services.
• Complete progress monitoring and progress reporting to obtain and communicate data regarding student advancement toward goals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Effectively complete safety screenings and assessments.
• Effectively plan, organize, and implement appropriate instructional programming in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential.
• Support and establish a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students in order to: alleviate barriers to learning, engage students as individuals with unique interests and strengths, and promote student success at the student’s developmental level.
• Educate and train staff on mental health and special education best practices.
• Collaborate with families and community partners to enhance student outcomes.

Essential Environmental Demands: Work is performed in a school setting.

Essential Physical Requirements: Occasional lifting five (5) to ten (10) pounds; frequent sitting; occasional bending, squatting, or standing.

Must be able and willing to obtain other certifications required for the position, including CPI certification.

Equipment & Vehicles Used: Operate and use personal computers, related software and equipment (e.g., printer), telephone.

Minimum Education Or Formal Training: A minimum of a Specialist Degree in School Psychology; hold a current Colorado Department of Education Special Services License as a School Psychologist.

Position Type: Regular

Primary Location: Franktown Elementary

Scheduled Hours Per Week: 8 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Scheduled Days Per Year: 185 Work Days

Work Days: Full Salary Range: $62,150.00 USD - $131,345.00 USD

Annual Position Salary Schedule Eligibility: Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire Licensed position salaries are set based on one of three salary schedules; General, Hard to Hire, and Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire. DCSD will award up to 7 years of previous licensed teaching experience at the time of hire.

Click HERE to view the current DCSD Licensed Salary Schedules*

*All salary amounts listed on the schedules are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.

Benefits: This position is eligible for voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plans. Time Off Plans: This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.