Purpose:
School Psychologists promote the students sense of self treats or assists in treating any psychological or mental health problems and evaluates students needs abilities and skills. They provide a full range of school psychological services to children ages 021 including screening and assessment designing remedial education programs and individual/group counseling with school staff parents and outside agencies as appropriate. Identifying home school and community factors in the life of an exceptional student that may impact his/her education. Collaborating with family school and community agencies to enable a student to receive maximum benefits from his/her educational program.
Reports To: Building Principal and the Director of Special Education
Salary: Based on Negotiated Agreement Salary Schedule
Qualifications
- Graduate from a NCATE approved program in School Psychology
- A Valid License Issued by the Kansas State Department of Education in School Psychology
- Experience in Direct Services to Children Adolescents and Families in a School Setting Preferred
Essential Job Functions
- Assess an individual childs needs limitations and potential using observation review of school records and consultation with parents and school personnel.
- Provide written reports of assessment for student evaluations.
- Maintain appropriate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information. Reevaluate as appropriate to determine extent of progress and effectiveness of therapy.
- Performing diagnostic assessment on students with special needs.
- Collaborate with building and support staff throughout the District to meet the needs of students.
- Participate and contribute as an IEP team member with functional behavioral assessments behavior intervention plans and/or in the manifestation determination process.
- Collaborate with outside agencies parents and teachers as needed to improve the students performance both in the classroom and at home.
- Provide group and direct individual lessons through a variety of methods up to and including classroom presentations coteaching in a general education setting and social skill development as needed.
Physical/Emotional Requirements
- Prolonged sitting or standing.
- Frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Interact with staff and to meet demands from multiple people/departments.
General Responsibilities
- Be a member of the Student Intervention Team or SIT.
- Identifies resources to support student and families.
- Plan and present inservice sessions on behavioral strategies and interventions.
- Research new intervention strategies and new assessment in the areas of instructional strategies behavior management behavior intervention plans and emotional disabilities.
- Conduct home visits as needed.
- Maintains confidential records and adheres to all district state and federal regulations and guidelines.
- Implement all procedures to meet compliance standards.
- Adhere to the ethical standards codes of the profession established rules and regulations and laws governing special education programs.
- Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor and in accordance with the USD453 Board of Education Policies and Procedures
Contract Days: 186