School Psychology Intern, Grades N-12

About the role

Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 350. The school values innovative teaching, academic excellence, and personal development, fostering a joyful learning environment that emphasizes character, creativity, and personal value.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling services to students; working one-on-one or in small groups
• Understand and support the mission of the school
• Provide academic support for students- Review Psychological Evaluations, summarize the results, and share with staff
• Provide executive functioning support for students in Production Lab
• Participate in grade-level meetings and student support meetings
• Complete classroom observations
• Aid in the development of school-based interventions for the students
• Assist in the development of professional development trainings for staff
• Develop and implement FBA/BIP (BSP)
• Mentor teachers and provide in-school interventions aimed at supporting students
• Attend seminar planning meetings and help develop curriculum
• Develop and teach content for seminar class and help teach
• Support Advisory at the high school and middle school levels
• Examine our protocol for screening students in order to better assess our students in the following areas: Academic, Attention/Executive Function, Emotional, Language-based, Nonverbal, Interpersonal
• Help with the screening process for admissions
• Attend weekly supervision meetings and mental health team meetings
• Provide support for parents- Develop content for presentations and trainings for parents
• Meet with parents
• Learn protocols including suicide/safety protocol and classroom safety protocols
• Learn how to examine/review Bark and determine safety
• Support referrals- Develop a list of all local support agencies (Links, Greenwich Ed, Waverly, Sasco, Anxiety Institute, etc.)

Requirements

• Must be working towards a graduate-level degree in School Psychology
• Commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community
• Ability to develop proficiency with student information systems and databases
• Willingness to learn about the school, its curriculum, and admissions programs
• Strong work ethic combined with a high degree of professionalism, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and the integrity of the student support process
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, service-oriented office
• Demonstrated cultural competency skills to effectively communicate and collaborate across differences
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills and the ability to comfortably, warmly, and effectively engage with large and small groups of adults and/or students in professional or social settings
• Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor
• Superlative organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both as part of a team and independently to accomplish departmental and individual goals
• Positive energy, flexibility, and a desire to participate in the life of the school

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Masters or doctoral degree in School Psychology in progress
• Concentration in School Psychology
• Spanish language proficiency