Psychologist-District 2025-2026 plus 25 additional days and 7000 annual stipend
Psychologist-District 2025-2026 plus 25 additional days and 7000 annual stipend
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Job Description
Job Title: School Psychologist
REPORTS TO:Administrative Director of Exceptional Children Services Preschool and Mental Health Services
BASIC FUNCTION:
Functions as a psychoeducational consultant to all students through consultation counseling assessment staff development and program development/evaluation activities.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Acts as a psychoeducational consultant to teachers and other school staff in developing preventive and early intervention strategies for children.
Participates in Admissions and Release Committees both in interpreting assessment results and in planning appropriate programs for individual children including individual education programs and behavioral intervention planning.
Provides assistance to students who need group or individual counseling.
Accurately administers scores and interprets individual assessments and provides within specified timelines reports of obtained results in a manner consistent with professional standards and state/district policy.
Leads parent education or training groups.
Serves as a resource to school Principals and other administrative staff on issues of schoollevel or systemlevel concern.
Organizes and conducts staff development activities for school personnel.
Participates in the implementation of research and evaluation projects to benefit the District.
Assumes responsibility for the orientation of new school psychologists and school psychology interns or practicum students within the system.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Administrative Director.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of:
Kentucky Administrative Regulations governing the assessment of students and federal/state regulations governing the due process protections of special needs populations.
Assessment tools in all areas of intellectual academic behavioral and personality.
Best practices/research related to the psychological and behavioral needs of students.
Ability to:
Within assessment guidelines and requirements administer the necessary assessments to children within the governing timelines.
Effectively and professionally manipulate technology for the purposes of research and report writing as required.
Communicate research/assessment results to the appropriate staff/agency members for the purposes of designing a students specific academic course of study.
To make recommendations as to the eligibility determination of students assessed for disability consideration.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Masters Degree with Kentucky Department of Education certification as a school psychologist.
Expertise in psychoeducational consultation and assessment.
Experience in public school systems.
Willingness to review psychological literature and translate into practice.
Training and experience in leading parent groups.
Expertise in group/individual psychological counseling.
Three 3 years of successful professional experience in appropriate areas.
Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations regarding assessment.
Salary Table 1
Fifteen Extended Days
Employment Type
Full-Time
