School Psychologist
School Psychologist
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11-04-2025
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Job Description
Exempt; 7.33 Hours/Day; 200 220 Days/Year; 10 11 Months/Year
Minimum Qualifications
- Masters degree with a minimum of 60 graduate hours from a regionally accredited or American Psychological Association approved school psychology training program including a one year supervised internship. Nationally certified psychologists meet these requirements.
- Tuberculin skin test certifying that the individual is free of contagious tuberculosis.
- Eligible for or in possession of licensure by the Virginia State Board of Education.
- Knowledgeable of the organization objectives and methods of the schools.
- Ability to provide therapeutic intervention and prevention services for children with learning and behavioral difficulties using a variety of methods.
- Thorough knowledge of the theory principles practices and methods used in the fields of psychology and education.
- Ability to assess and intervene with varied psychological and educational problems.
- Ability to work effectively with various levels of instructional and administrative personnel and with parents.
- Ability to effectively organize and present information both orally and in writing.
- Ability to intervene in crisis situations.
- Ability to plan and conduct research and to communicate the results to the appropriate personnel. Also has the ability to transfer research into school practice.
Nature of Position
- Consultation: School psychologists consult and collaborate with parents school and outside personnel regarding mental health behavioral and educational concerns. School psychologists design and implement procedures for preventing disorders promoting mental health and learning and improving educational systems. They provide inservice and other skill enhancement activities to school personnel parents and others in the community regarding issues of human learning development and behavior. School psychologists develop collaborative relationships with their clients and involve them in the assessment intervention and program evaluation procedures.
- Assessment: School psychologists conduct multifactored psychological and psychoeducational assessments of children and youth as appropriate. Psychological and psychoeducational assessments include consideration as appropriate of the areas of personalsocial adjustments intelligencescholastic aptitude adaptive behavior language and communication skills academic achievement sensory and perceptualmotor functioning environmentalcultural influences and vocational development aptitude and interests. School psychologists use formal instruments procedures and techniques. Interviews observations and behavioral evaluations are included in these procedures. They have explicit regard for the context and setting in which their assessments take place and will be used and utilize assessments and interventions that are nonbiased.
- Intervention: School psychologists provide direct and indirect interventions to facilitate the functioning of individuals groups and/or organizations. They design programs to enhance cognitive affective social and vocational development. School psychologists facilitate the delivery of services by assisting those who play major roles in the educational system (i.e. parents school personnel community agencies). Such interventions consist of but are not limited to: inservice training organization development parent counseling program planning and evaluation vocational development and parent education programs.
- Supervision: School psychologists provide and/or engage in supervision and continuing professional development. School psychologists are supervised and evaluated by the Senior Coordinator of Student Support Services.
- Research: School psychologists design conduct report and utilize research of a psychological and educational nature.
- Program Planning and Evaluation: School psychologists provide program planning and evaluation services to assist in decisionmaking activities. They serve on committees responsible for developing and planning educational and educationallyrelated activities.
- Besides exposure to normal everyday risks there is a risk of bodily harm and verbal abuse from working with parents and with students who have emotional and/or behavioral disabilities.
- Work is performed in a school environment and is subject to deadlines and frequent interruptions often of a crisis nature.
In addition to the base salary listed below this position is eligible for an advanced degree stipend and an extended day stipend.
Educational Stipend Details (Conditions Apply)
- Masters Degree: $3500/Year
- Masters Degree 30 Hours: $5400/Year
- Doctoral Degree: $7800/Year
Extended Day Stipend Details
- $84.46/Pay Period
Employment Type
Full-Time
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