TITLE: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTPARAPROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Social Work and/or psychology.
- Enjoys working with children.
- Basic skills appropriate to specific employment situations including acceptable communication patterns.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a valid Kansas drivers license.
- Ability to lift as required by job.
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
none
REPORTS TO:
Executive Director NKESC
Director of Special Education and/or DesigneeNKESC
Supervising Teacher and District Administrators
JOB GOAL:
To work with any student(s) assigned in all school settings.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Carry out specific plans made bylicensed personnel for students identified with disabilities.
- Work and interact appropriately with children identified with disabilities.
- Adhere to local and Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center policies.
- Participate in pretraining and inservice as necessary to meet KSDE NKESC and local guidelines.
- Prepare requests for materials purchases duplicating of materials completing of forms/reports planning/keeping appointments and other such duties as determined by supervisor.
- Be able to research materials as needed.
- Be responsible for appropriate data collection necessary for accountability.
- Provide oral and written feedback to appropriate individuals on the performance of the child.
- Assist in screenings as necessary.
- Perform any other dutiies as directed.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
- Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone to enter data into a computer to see and read a computer screen and printed materials with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms outdoors and on the telephone; and physical agility to reach overhead.
- Ability to move between schools school buildings and multiple rooms.
- Ability to interact with students that meets their physical emotional and psychological needs.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Per Memorandum of Employment Agreement.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Executive Director and/or Designee as per board policy.
Reviewed by: Date:
Received by: Date: