School Psychologist
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TITLE: School Psychologist
POSTION TYPE:TCHR
HIRING SPECIFICATIONS:
Required:
- Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology from a NASP approved program or
NCSP certification. - Valid IA Board of Educational Examiners certification.
Desired:
- Experience working with schoolaged population
Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
- Compentency working in a culturally diverse environment or willingness to acquire these skills.
BASIC FUNCTION:
School psychologists emphasize a problemsolving approach to provide direct and indirect services to resolve identified student concerns. They function as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide expertise of child development the psychology of learning progress monitoring and program evaluation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Operate within a multidisciplinary team serving students with disabilities.
- Assess student characteristics including cognitive function emotional adjustment adaptive behavior language development learning potential academic performance and rate of progress using nondiscriminatory tools to determine appropriate interventions instructional recommendations and services.
- Consult with school personnel and parents regarding planning implementing and evaluating individual and group interventions within MTSS.
- Provide leadership and professional development regarding appropriate utilization of
standardized assessments and implications for instruction during the Child Find and Reevaluation process. - Provide leadership and professional development regarding best practices for interventions within a MTSS model.
- Conduct direct observations of students within the school setting.
- Engage in professional development to remain informed of new development legislation contemporary research and reading professional literature in the field of school psychology.
- Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations for the purpose of educational planning.
- Assist the multidisciplinary team in conducting functional behavior assessments (FBA) and develop behavior intervention plans (BIP) in accordance with IDEA.
- Collaborate and provide guidance regarding suspected disability.
- Provide psychological consultation to parents teachers support staff and administrators.
- Work collaboratively with mental health professionals in the community to provide services to students with disabilities and their families.
- Advocate for the human and civil rights of students utilizing nondiscriminatory practices.
- Support the implementation of school wide prevention programs that help maintain positive school climates conducive to learning.
- Provide supervision and professional guidance for school psychologist interns as needed.
- Implement professional practices that are empirically supported data driven and culturally appropriate.
- Help identify and resolve barriers to learning and provide effective services to help student success academically socially emotionally and behaviorally.
- Promote wellness and resilience by reinforcing the need for safe supportive fair and effective learning environments.
ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (for every DMPS position):
- Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public students and other employees.
- Assist with other duties as may be assigned.
DEPARTMENT: Student & Family Services
REPORTS TO:Director of Student Services
RECEIVES GUIDANCE FROM:Executive Director of Student and Family Services
EVALUATES:N/A
FLSA STATUS:Exempt
FT/PT:Full TimeDAYS:195 or 199 day contract HOURS:7.75 Hour Day
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Standing walking sitting bending/stooping reaching/pushing/pulling lifting carrying
WORKING CONDITIONS:Mostly indoors
All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge skills and/or ability to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform anyother jobrelated instructions as requested by their supervisor subject to reasonable accommodation.
Employee Benefits Information
All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check and a child and adult abuse registry check. Certain positions may require fingerprinting a drug and alcohol test a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.
Approved By:Emily Behrens
Date: 03/28/2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
