School Psychologist Elementary - General Pool 2025-26 SY
School Psychologist Elementary - General Pool 2025-26 SY
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Job Description
Job Description:
The Psychologist measures and interprets the intellectual adaptive academic social and emotional development of children; interprets results of psychological studies; interprets and applies state and federal codes and develops strategies and interventions to address the special education needs of eligible students. This job reports to the Lead Psychologist.
Qualifications:
- Education:Masters degree in jobrelated area.
- Certificates & Licenses:Valid Virginia Department of Education license with an endorsement in School Psychology or eligibility to obtain one.
- Experience:Jobrelated experience within the specialized field is required.
Essential Functions:
- Administers standardized and/or supplemental assessments to measure the intellectual adaptive academic social and emotional development of children and/or determine eligibility for services in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Assesses students functional capabilities and home and/or classroom environment to determine students functional level and developing recommendations and/or placement.
- Communicates with students and/or parents with teachers and/or other personnel to evaluate situations solve problems and/or resolve conflicts.
- Compiles information from a variety of sources (e.g. teachers nurses probation officers mental health agencies other professionals etc. to produce a comprehensive evaluation report in compliance with established guidelines.
- Consults with teachers parents other personnel and/or outside professionals to provide requested information develop plans for services and/or make recommendations.
- Coordinates with community agencies including medical judicial social service and mental health services to determine appropriate treatments etc. to meet the needs of specific students.
- Counsels students parents and guardians to enhance student success in school.
- Develops behavior plans curriculum modifications etc. to implement treatment programs.
- Facilitates meetings processes etc. to meet curriculum guidelines and/or ensure that state mandates are achieved.
- Implements schoolwide program development and program evaluation (e.g. crisis intervention services etc. to ensure effective programs assist children who experience physical mental social or emotional difficulties.
- Intervenes in occurrences of inappropriate behavior of students and assists students in modifying such behavior and developing successful interpersonal skills.
- Participates in meetings workshops and seminars as assigned to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions.
- Prepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g. extension requests correspondence memos behavior plans Medicaid billings reports required documentation Psych Ed
- Summary Psych Report etc. to document activities provide written reference and/or convey information.
- Researches resources and methods (e.g. intervention and treatment techniques assessment tools and methods community resources etc. to determine the appropriate approach for addressing students functional goals.
- Supervises interns practicum students and others to monitor performance provide for professional growth and achieve overall objectives of the schools curriculum.
- Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Clearances:
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
- Tuberculosis Skin Test.
Public Health Compliance
- Must follow safety and health protocols.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
