School Psychology Intern

About the Role

Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) school psychologists apply expertise in mental and behavioral health, learning, and social-emotional development to support the whole student within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). They partner with families, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive environments for all students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with district and school-level staff to deliver MTSS that provides high-quality academic and behavioral instruction and interventions matched to student needs across tiers.
• Assist Individual Education Program (IEP) teams with referral concerns for students suspected of having a disability to help determine the need for evaluation.
• Administer and provide written comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations to address referral concerns and suspected areas of disability, including psychological, educational, social-emotional, academic, behavioral, developmental, and adaptive functioning.
• Interpret psycho-educational evaluation reports and recommendations to IEP teams, including parents, teachers, and school personnel, to aid in instructional and educational programming.
• Provide and promote crisis intervention support for individual students and the school community through school crisis response, suicide risk assessments, and threat assessments, when appropriate.
• Assist with individual and school-wide initiatives to enhance students' social-emotional and leadership development through consultation and counseling.
• Provide training and in-service for school staff members and parents on a wide variety of topics that impact student learning and other pertinent topics.
• Maintain professional skills by engaging in professional development through staff meetings, relevant in-service trainings, conferences, workshops, reading current literature, and professional memberships.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved program in school psychology leading to an advanced degree (Educational Specialist, Certificate of Advanced Studies, or doctoral degree specifically in School Psychology).
• Valid North Carolina Department of Public Instruction license as a School Psychologist.

Skills

• Knowledge of the National Association of School Psychologists' (NASP) Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services and the NC Professional School Psychology Standards.
• Knowledge of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework for service delivery, including universal screening, progress monitoring, problem-solving process, and Implementation Science.
• Knowledge of school environments, child development, curriculum, and instruction.
• Knowledge of state and federal policies and regulations related to special education.
• Experience with a variety of formal and informal student assessment measures when considering all areas of suspected disabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Apps.
• Effective consultation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to reflect on practice and engage in continuous improvement.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to use a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure appropriate information flow, collaboration, and feedback.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school system staff, students, parents, mental health professionals, and external agencies.

Schedule

This is a 10-month temporary position ending June 11, 2026, with a work week schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.