Title: School Psychologist
Department: Special Education
Building/Facility: All District School Buildings
Reports to: Building Principal/Superintendent
Employment Status: Regular/Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Description: Conduct individual or intervention-based evaluations to assist school staff and parents; effectively meet the academic, behavioral and social-emotional needs of children; consult with educational staff to develop individualized learning or behavioral plans for students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Must be available to staff and parents for consultation.
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Counsel individually and in groups with special education students and/or their parents.
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Provide screening programs for children.
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Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies.
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Conduct individual psycho-educational evaluations of children referred to the Pupil Services Department; interpret findings, when appropriate, to parents, teachers and other school personnel/child and qualified community agencies through conferences and written reports.
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Participate in the identification and placement of children with disabilities.
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Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management.
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Responsible for implementing new practices or methods in the area of school psychology.
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Attend meetings and in-services as required by Superintendent/Board.
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Maintain respect at all times for confidential information.
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Provide the results of psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of IEP’s for each special education student.
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Provide intensive psycho-educational evaluations as needed.
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Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study.
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Maintain accurate and complete records as required.
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Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development.
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Collaborate with colleagues.
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Attend educational field trips as appropriate.
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Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team.
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Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life.
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Observe ethics of the teaching profession.
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Keep abreast of all rules and regulations regarding special education standards.
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Promote good public relations.
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Provide mental health activities for children within the scope of school-based practice.
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Maintain Medicaid logs.
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Serve as a roll model for students.
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Participate in committees, study teams, and cocurricular activities as agreed upon.
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Participate in intervention assistant team meetings.
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Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc. to keep current on relevant issues.
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Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director/Superintendent or designee.
Knowledge
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Knowledge of educational psychology, human behavior, and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
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Knowledge of computer and word processing.
Skills
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Skilled in counseling and consultation.
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Skilled in organization and problem solving.
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Skilled in evaluation procedures for student academic/behavioral problems.
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Skilled in effective and active listening.
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Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Abilities
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Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Ability to create a safe and respectful environment.
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Ability to adapt and respond to changing situations and environments, as well as the needs of each individual student.
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Ability to work effectively with others.
Minimum Qualifications
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Master’s degree in educational psychology or equivalent from a four-year college or university.
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Appropriate State of Ohio certifications/license.
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Satisfactory completion of BCI and FBI background check.
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Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate.
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to sit, bend at waist, kneel, stand, walk, hear, talk, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, climb and stoop.
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Required to stand or sit for extended periods of time.
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Required to report to work on all scheduled workdays plus occasional evenings.
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Occasionally required to push, pull, lift, or carry various supplies and materials up to a maximum of 25 pounds.
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Occasional repetitive hand motion, e.g., typing, computer work.
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Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue.
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Occasional interaction among unruly students.
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The physical demands described here are a representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Terms of Employment
This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.
The Teays Valley Local School District is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
