Roxbury Long-Term Substitute School Psychologist

Stamford Public Schools

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Posted on : 11-04-2025

Job Description

Position Type:
Substitute/LongTerm Substitute School Psychologist

Date Posted:
8/8/2024

Location:
Stamford CT

Date Available:
08/22/2024

The filling of this position is based upon continued funding in the Board of Education budget.

Note: Teachers dually certified in TESOL Bilingual Education or ESL with experience in Sheltered Instruction or fluency in a language other than English will be given preference for all Stamford Public School positions.

Job Description School Psychologist

General Statement:
Certified School Psychologists demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development as it relates to the teaching/learning process and emotional health of students. School Psychologists promote learning effectively assess students needs and progress and plan interventions to achieve selected objectives for all students. School Psychologists accomplish these objectives through communication with students parents and colleagues in a positive climate where time space and equipment are organized for intervention. To continue to deliver comprehensive service school psychologists participate in activities for continuing professional growth.

Major Responsibilities:
Consultation:

Give healthy and effective alternatives to teacher parents and administrators about problems in learning and behavior
Help others understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior
Strengthen working relationships between educators parents and community services
Data Collection:
Use a wide variety of techniques at an individual group and system level to evaluate:
- Cognitive abilities and learning styles
- Personality and emotional development
- Application of social skills across different learning environments
- Learning environment (i.e. home/community school)
- Adaptive behavior

Intervention:

Work facetoface with children and families
Help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment
Provide counseling for children families and teachers
Provide social skills training behavior management and other strategies
Help families and school deal with crises such as death illness or community/economic trauma
Prevention:
Identify potential learning challenges
Design program for children to experience school success
Provide parents and teacher with the skills to cope with challenging behavior
Help foster understanding and appreciation of diversity in the school community
Develop schoolwide initiatives to make schools safer and more effective (i.e. positive behavior supports)
Professional Development:
Develop program on topics such as:
- Teaching and learning strategies
- Classroom management techniques
- Working with students who have unique talents
- Crisis management
- Positive Behavioral Supports

Research and Planning:

Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs behavior management systems and other services
Generate new knowledge about learning and behavior
Contribute to planning and evaluating schoolwide reform and districtwide policies
Health Care Provisions:
Collaborate with school and communitybased personnel to provide a comprehensive model of schoollinked health services
Work with children and families to provide integrated community services focusing on psychosocial wellness and healthrelated issues
Develop partnerships with parents and teachers to create healthy school environments

Minimum Qualifications:

Current Connecticut teaching certificate: 070School Psychologist
Ability to try methodologies outside of the box
Experience working in urban/diverse settings
3 5 years of experience
Ability to authentically assess student progress in a variety of areas
Working understanding of early language development
Team player
Effective communicator
Strong writing skills
Computer literate
Ability to collect and interpret qualitative/quantitative data
Desire to grow personally and professionally
Desire to support Stamford Public Schools growing capacity to become a 21st Century school system
Knowledge of and/or demonstrate the ability to learn and implement Operating Systems (i.e. Windows); Office suites (i.e. Microsoft Office Google Docs); Presentation Software (i.e. PowerPoint Keynote); Spreadsheets (i.e. Excel Google Spreadsheets); Communication and Collaboration tools (i.e. Skype); Accounting Software (i.e. QuickBooks); Student Information Systems (i.e. Naviance Power School); or any other technology deemed relevant for this position.

Connecticut State Department of Education Certification:
This assignment is expected to continue for more than 40 days and therefore we are seeking a certified candidate.

LongTerm Substitute Compensation:
Certified: $200 per day

Application Procedures:
Online application is required.

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