School Psychologist

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Job Location:

Milford - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Type:
Student Support Services/School Psychologist

Date Posted:
8/25/2025

Location:
Stevenson House

District:
Delaware Youth & Family Center

School Psychologist
Recruitment #33012

Opening Date:	8/25/2025
Closing Date:
Type of Recruitment	Open Competitive
Salary	Salary to be Determined by Dept of Education Pay Scale; salary schedule is attached to this job posting
Salary Plan	FR5
Pay Grade	FR5
Employment Type	Actual Vacancy
Employment Term	Regular
Agency	Department of Services for Children Youth and Their Families (DSCYF)
Location(s)	Stevenson House Detention Center 750 Dupont Blvd Milford DE 19963
Contact Name	DSCYF - Human Resources
Contact Phone

Summary Statement
The School Psychologist provides psycho-educational services to adjudicated and at-risk youth in Department of Services for Children Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) programs. The position has a variety of roles and responsibilities to ensure federal and state regulations outlined in the Delaware Administrative Code 900.922 900.930 along with local policies and proceduresare implemented with fidelity. This is a 12 month position.

Essential Functions
Essential functions are fundamental core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Support Child Find to identify students who may require special education services or who require interventions within the general education setting
Support the schools Multi-Tiered System of Supports and actively engage in the problem-solving process
Work closely with building Educational Diagnosticians
Conduct psychoeducational evaluations to determine initial and/or continued eligibility for special education services including compiling historical data obtaining external data (medical etc.) conducting interviews with the student parent current teachers previous teachers conducting classroom observations conducting cognitive assessments achievement assessments behavior and social-emotional assessments and other assessments based on individual student need
Interpret and analyze data
Develop psychoeducational reports and Evaluation Summary Reports attend the IEP meeting to report results and lead the IEP team in determining initial or continued eligibility for special education services
Consult with building administrators teaching staff Mental Health Clinicians etc. as needed to support students within the educational/instructional environment
Support staff with data collection developing IEP goals and progress monitoringrelating to individual student behavioral and/or social-emotional needs
Review Evaluation Summary Reports received from home schools for all incoming students to determine compliance with federal and state eligibility regulations
Conduct initial and/or re-evaluations for students placed in out-of-state programs by DSCYF and work closely with the Out-of-State Educational Diagnostician
Attend all 60-day IEP meetings and others as needed
Complete Functional Behavioral Assessments and develop Behavior Support Plans
Assist in providing professional development regarding eligibility determination and other as identified
Other as needed/assigned by the Supervisor of Special Education or Education Unit Supervisor

Job Requirements
Applicants must have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Educational Specialist (Ed. S.) degree in school psychology or equivalent (e.g. MA)
Must currently hold or be eligible for State of Delaware School Psychologist certification and licensure.
Referrals must be notated on the application in the Additional information how did you find out about this job section or notated on the resume that is submitted through Frontline.

Conditions of Hire
Pre-employment Drug Testing:Upon a conditional offer you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.
Criminal background check:A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.
This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization). The candidate selected for this position shall be asked to join and pay dues to the labor organization or may decline joining the labor organization and not pay dues or a fee. The labor organization has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other work-related purposes.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Selection Process
The application and resume are evaluated based upon a rating of your education training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and resume to include dates of employment job title and job duties. For education and training list name of educational provider training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Accommodations
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an auxiliary aid or service please call . TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number 1- for assistance. The State of Delaware An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Position Type:Student Support Services/School PsychologistDate Posted:8/25/2025Location:Stevenson HouseDistrict:Delaware Youth & Family CenterSchool Psychologist Recruitment #33012 Opening Date: 8/25/2025 Closing Date: Type of Recruitment Open Competitive Salary Salary to be Determined...