School Psychologist
School Psychologist
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Job Description
Ignite your desire to be the best!
Imagine an energy so positive so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best inspires you to bring out the best in others and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.
At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way in a way that ignites our desire to be the best illuminates our educators best talents lights up the minds of our students and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education cultivating bright curious minds achieving awardwinning results upholding our values and engaging positively with our students parents and communities.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Provide evaluation consultative and counseling services in the school setting. Conduct psychoeducational evaluations and lead the multidisciplinary team in the process of identifying students as eligible for and in need of special education services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbents performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents immediate supervisor or manager.
- Lead the multidisciplinary evaluation team (MET) through the evaluation process when a student is referred for a special education evaluation.
- Complete comprehensive evaluations and use professional judgment in order to identify areas that need additional data collected.
- Participate in Legacy Traditional School nonviolent crisis response team if trained.
- Conduct classroom observations as part of the special education evaluation process child study team (CST) process and as a consultative process.
- Prepare cohesive and timely evaluation reports.
- Interpret assessment data and impart it to parents and MET members in a meaningful way.
- Identify students needs and develop programming recommendations based on evaluation outcomes.
- Lead the school team in the development and implementation of behavior plans.
- Lead the schools prereferral intervention team.
- Provide counseling services in alignment with students IEPs and/or 504 plans.
- Provide school based counseling in accordance with prereferral intervention or informally.
- Facilitate training on topics related to position on an asneeded basis.
- Provide consultative services to teachers and administrators regarding behavioral and academic concerns.
- Other duties as assigned by the deputy superintendent of exceptional student services special education coordinator principal school psychologist coordinator.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education Licensure or Certification
School Psychologist Certificate in the state in which you are working.
Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.
Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Work Experience or Related Experience
Experience conducting psychoeducational evaluations
Knowledge of IDEA and K8 programming for special education
Specialized Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Positively interact with all students.
Create a safe learning environment that is conducive to learning.
Able to employ varied best practices in the profession.
Ability to identify individual student needs.
Good communication skills with students coworkers administration and parents.
Ability to collaborate with other teachers and school staff.
Ability to maintain a professional appearance.
Demonstrate a commitment to the school psychologist profession by utilizing resources for professional development therefore improving the services that are provided.
Depending on the state to which you are applying background check requirements may vary. Including but not limited to state and national criminal history background check.
PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT
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 essential functions. Duties are performed typically in school and/or office settings throughout the division. May include frequent walking standing stooping lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.
Must have the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Enjoy the benefits of being the best
Education is not a spectator sport so we encourage you work hard learn have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students success youll experience:
A. our colorful school spirit
B. a fulfilling career
C. a culture of connection
D. our spirit of tradition
E. the benefits of being the best.
Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best the answer is All of the above
Enjoy industryleading pay rewards referral bonuses and paid timeoff. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority even for parttime roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6 employer matching Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities training mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.
Come be an educator with LTS
Every team member from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share skills to teach inspiration to offer and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.
Our smart talented diverse educators across Arizona Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best placeto learn grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!
Employment Type
Full-Time
