Distinctive Schools
Part-Time School
Psychologist Job Description
1-2 Days Per week
Title: Certified School
Psychologist
Qualifications:
Masters and Educational Specialist Degrees (M.Ed./Ed.S.);
Type 73 School Service Personnel Certificate (with endorsement in
School Psychology)
Job Description:
A School Psychologist conducts student assessments in all
areas of school functioning which identifies the developmental,
learning and behavioral needs of students. A School Psychologist
consults with teachers, school employees and parents about how to
improve the academic and emotional development of all students.
Finally, a School Psychologist performs direct
interventions with students in need in the areas of academic and
social-emotional functioning.
Goal:
As a part of Distinctive School's student support team, the
School Psychologist will work collaboratively with the student
support team to assist in supporting the academic and emotional
functioning of all students at multiple DS Campuses The
School Psychologist will also work in collaboration with teachers
and staff in identifying the academic and behavioral needs of the
students in order to provide the interventions necessary to
ensure student success in all areas. The School
Psychologist will support the schools' mission and values as well
as the CICS and DS mission.
Reports to:
Director of Student Services
Major Job
Responsibilities:
· Attends RTI meetings in
order to identify students at-risk for academic and
social-emotional and/or behavioral difficulties; identify area(s)
of need for each student (both academically and behaviorally) and
assists in creation of an intervention plan for each student;
reviews student academic or behavioral data in order to monitor
progress
· Meets with students
regularly to support those who are struggling with
social-emotional and/or behavioral issues in order to improve
their overall well-being and school functioning by providing
mental health supports and practices
· Collaborates with teachers
and staff to identify areas of need within the classroom and with
individual students, provides academic or behavioral
recommendations, supports, and strategies, and monitors progress
of students
· Conducts classroom
observations regularly to identify students who are struggling
academically or behaviorally in order to provide academic and
behavioral supports, recommendations, and strategies to teacher
and staff
· Provides positive
behavioral and classroom management support to teachers and staff
by identifying evidenced-based practices and helping to implement
these practices in the classroom in an on-going way
· Attends special education
domain meetings in order to identify areas of need and review
evaluative process for parents and staff (i.e. review cognitive,
social-emotional, and academic achievement assessment
process)
· Completes comprehensive
psychoeducational evaluations in order to identify deficits and
strengths in all areas which includes current social-emotional,
academic achievement, adaptive, and cognitive functioning
assessments
· Psychoeducational
evaluation report writing that incorporates all current
evaluative results, behavioral and classroom observational data,
previous evaluative results, teacher summaries of student
performance, and academic and behavioral recommendations to
facilitate future educational planning and student success
· Attends all IEP (Initial
and 3 year reevaluation) meetings in order to review
psychoeducational evaluation results, reports, and
recommendations with parents, teachers, and staff as well as
determine eligibility for special education resource services
· Completes all pertinent IEP
documentation in a timely manner (i.e. Psychological evaluation
report, learning environment screenings, eligibility
determination, and assessment summaries)
· Assists in Crisis
Intervention/Prevention practices within each school which
includes preventative measures such as mental health screenings
for possible social-emotional or behavioral issues and following
the CPS protocol in cases of emergencies (i.e. school violence,
deaths, and suicidal ideation)
· As part of the student
support team, provides professional development opportunities to
teachers and staff in the area social-emotional functioning and
needs of all students in order to facilitate a healthy school
climate
· Attends pertinent CPS
trainings and staffings in order to keep up-to-date on current
practices, procedures, and policies in regard to student services
and specific clinician domains
· Continued membership in
professional School Psychologist organizations (Illinois School
Psychologists Association/National Association of School
Psychologists) in order to keep up-to-date on current practices,
procedures, and polices in the area of school psychology as well
as network with colleagues
· Communicates with parents
via in-person meetings, letters, and/or emails in an on-going way
in order to discuss student progress and concerns in all areas of
academics and social-emotional functioning
· Communicates and maintains
relationships with outside mental health organizations that
assist in fostering healthy student outcomes
· Maintains a detailed and
comprehensive weekly/daily schedule in order to meet all
deadlines and responsibilities in an effective and efficient
way