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 establish and maintain collaborative relationships with school personnel, students and parents.

Effectively implement crisis prevention, intervention, response and recovery efforts.

Effectively provide case management support.

Attend district professional development opportunities in the areas of mental health and special education.

Complete progress monitoring and progress reporting to obtain and communicate data regarding student advancement toward goals.

Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program.

Equipment & Vehicles Used:

• Operate and use personal computers, related software and equipment (e.g., printer), telephone

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

Maintain accurate and up to date records of every treatment/session delivered to students whether direct or indirect services.

Information will be documented into both the current IEP system; and the current Medicaid system for students who are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.

Complete progress monitoring and progress reporting to obtain and communicate data regarding student advancement toward goals.

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.

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.
• This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.