Temp: Psychologist

About the role

Provides psychological services to assist students, professional staff, and families regarding a broad range of educational and adjustment problems; performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Consults with teachers, principals, and administrators concerning classroom management, student learning, behavior and emotional problems, and principles of human interaction as applied to individuals and groups, parents as well as staff, and the improvement of educational climate in school, home, and community situation;
• Collaborates with school staff in planning and developing programs to address or prevent behavior and instructional problems;
• Follows up to monitor effectiveness and adjust recommendations as necessary.

Requirements

• Conducts psychological assessments, including cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral functioning, and analyzes the results in conjunction with educational performance, classroom observations, medical histories, sociological data, and special education programs;
• Interprets the information analyzed and its instructional and behavioral implications for teachers, principals, administrators, and parents;
• Formulates diagnosis and recommends appropriate remedial or therapeutic measures based on modern research, evidence and theory.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in applicable field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of psychological assessment and determination of educational disabilities, learning theory, child development, and counseling techniques as applied to children and adolescents in the school environment.
• Knowledge of school system organization and operation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with and to gain the confidence and cooperation of students, parents, the school staff, and community representatives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Ability to employ business technology tools (e.g. e-mail, AACPS Intranet, electronic benefits enrollment tool, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.).

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.