School Psychologist Teacher
School Psychologist Teacher
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Job Description
Identifies students service requirements:
- Conducts psychological evaluations and/or assessments;
- Administers scores and interprets psychological tests and/or assessments;
- Reviews preadmission or pretreatment dates and documentation from local school districts;
- Consults with students staff and families regarding effective teaching strategies and techniques to manage student behavior and crises.
Assists administrators in students personal behavioral and social development:
- Conducts interviews and writes evaluation reports for schoolaged students with emotional or behavior problems;
- Reviews and evaluates behavior plans;
- Provides psychological intervention treatment;
- Serves as advisor on psychological matters (e.g. IEP MFE FBA/BIP);
- Participates facilitates and documents the treatment review team process;
- Conducts student counseling and follows upon treatment;
- Administers and interprets ageappropriate assessments for children with disabilities;
- Reviews and advises administration on admission placement behavior and dismissal issues;
- Administers and/or advises administration on threat assessments as needed.
Protects students confidentiality:
- Maintains and monitors confidential information process;
- Reports suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement authorities and superintendent;
- Follows all FERPA and HIPAA requirements related to student information.
- The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression national origin (ancestry) military status disability age 40 years or older) genetic information sexual orientation or caregiver status in making employmentrelated decisions about an individual.
- The Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact Kimberly Basil ator .
- The final candidate selected for the position will be required to submit a urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to an appointment. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for a position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in school psychology from a National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) approved college or university;
- Must maintain Pupil Services License School Psychologist.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in assessment and educational planning for students with Blindness or Visual Impairments (BVI) Deaf (D) Hard of Hearing (HOH) Deafblind (DB) Multiple Disabilities (MD) and spectrum disabilities (ASD);
- Prior experience and/or knowledge of regulations pertaining to IEP requirements and social/emotional programming;
- Receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language (ASL) and/or an interest in gaining sign skills;
- Willingness to learn about accessibility tools to support access for students with low vision or blindness.
Job Skills: EducationEducational Support Psychology Analyzation Building Trust Confidentiality Developing Others Emotional Intelligence
The school psychologist will support the Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services including the Ohio School for the Deaf and the Ohio State School for the Blind by using a variety of strategies including record review observations assessments and team conferences to address student needs to improve school systems and to produce an accurate assessment of students abilities and challenges. This position includes the opportunity to grow professional expertise in serving students with visual impairments and students who are deaf or hard of hearing. We are committed to supporting and developing professional growth in these areas.
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS&Optional Deferred Compensation Ohio Deferred Compensation
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of (recreational /nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39 and as outlined in the posting.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
