School Psychologist
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Job Description
Start Date:August18 2025
Location/Grade Levels: TBD
1.0 FTE/8 hours per day
190 day calendar
- Sherwood School District pays the 6 employee PERS contribution upon eligibility.
JOB SUMMARY:
School Psychologists are on the team of schoolbased interventionists meant to help children succeed despite learning emotional or behavioral issues. These highlytrained professionals screen students for disabilities offer counseling and help teachers and families create Independent Education Plans (IEPs). School psychologists may also refer students to other resources such as counselors social workers or psychiatric evaluations. School psychologists are needed preschool through high school. They commonly work with school social workers counselors the principal and teachers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Meets the standards of Competent and Ethical Performance as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OARto. The following are examples of principle duties; however any one position may not cover all duties listed and examples may not cover all duties an employee is expected to perform.
- Screen students for potential psychological issues and make recommendations for treatment plans based on this screening
- Network with teachers and families to create 504 plans and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) that help ensure success for kids who have disabilities
- Counsel students and parents while pointing them toward further resources when needed
- Collaborate with the special education team to design and implement intervention strategies and programs
- Administer therapy to children with developmental learning or behavioral delays
- Work with atrisk youth who are in need of educational intervention to help them achieve success
- Analyze and treat school children using psychoanalytic and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding student health and academic records
- Conduct psychoeducational evaluations to inform invention supports and/or special education eligibility
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Masters degree in school psychology and valid Oregon School Psychologist license or ability to obtain license or
- Licensed as a Clinical Psychologist through the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP or PhD/PsyD). This certification requires the completion of a masters degree passing the National School Psychology Exam and 1200 hours of internship.
- Demonstrated ability to provide child and family centered socialemotional supports
- Ability to assess and teach developmentally relevant social and behavioral skills
- Recent successful experience working in an educational/mental health setting with students who have serious socialemotional challenges
- Ability to learn and apply mental health based strategies with education services in a public school setting
- Ability to compose and produce concise professional documents
- Demonstrated skills working with other professionals such as educators counselors social workers psychologists and psychiatrists as resources for planning and delivery of specially designed programs
- Ability to develop and utilize scheduling and time management techniques in the daily performance of responsibilities
- Ability to acquire and maintain skill in nonaversive behavior crisis prevention and intervention
- Ability to cosupervise two or more educational assistants
- Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and CPR card
- Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions
- Physical attributes sufficient to perform essential functions
- Mental attributes sufficient to perform the essential functions including the ambiguity associated with program development
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with students parents teachers and administrators to provide an effective level of service
- Experience consulting with teachers parents and other school professionals to provide educational services in an inclusive setting preferred
- Effective written and communication skills
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the School Boards policy on evaluation of members of the Sherwood Education Association.
ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The employee is regularly required to talk or hear
- The employee is frequently required to stand walk sit use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms climb up and down step stool bend under the desks twist from the waist and stoop kneel crouch or crawl
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- This position entails sitting/standing at a computer terminal and workstation 6 8 hours a day
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position is primarily performed indoors in school buildings although some outdoor instruction and supervision may be required.
- This position involves working in close proximity to groups of students and adults.
- Evening and/or extended work hours may be required.
NOTE:This is not necessarily an exhaustive or allinclusive list of responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to modify or delete any aspect of this (or the position itself) at any time it deems advisable.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Sherwood School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender national origin disability parental or marital status age or genetic information. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). Disabled persons may contact Human Resources atfor additional information or assistance. Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the District for assistance through the Oregon Relay at.
Employment Type
Full-Time
