School Psychologist (6000 Hiring Bonus)
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Job Location:
Central Valley, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Aspire is offering a $6000 hiring bonus for all new School Psychologists.
ABOUT ASPIRE:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & Self-Determination and Joy.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Behind every successful student is a passionate and dedicated team. Together we will change the odds for underserved students ensuring that every student is prepared to earn a college degree.
The School Psychologist provides a full range of school psychological services to children grades K-12 including screening and assessment individual and group counseling and work with outside agencies asappropriate. S/he is a member of the Individualized Education Plan team to determine students eligibility for special services appropriate programming and ongoing progress.
What You Will Do:
- Provide individual and group services to children that emphasize improved educational performance and/or conduct
- Screen and evaluate referred children including selecting appropriate instruments administering tests observations and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations
- Participate as a member of the IEP team contributing evaluation findings and collaborating with all members of the team to develop education plans
- Collaborate with school staff around RtI implementation Student Study Team meetings and Aspire wide Crisis planning
- Consult with parents teachers and other staff regarding any accommodations/modifications needed for a specific child
- Maintain appropriate data on students including present levels of performance and intervention strategies; submit records reports and assignments promptly and efficiently
- Establish and monitor necessary caseloads working with schools and other staff to plan assessments and meetings
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelors degree; Masters in education preferred
- Pupil Personnel Services Credential (School Psychologist Intern also acceptable)
- Experience with students grades K-12
- Excellent organization time management and follow-up skills; ability to successfully handle multiple cases concurrently
- Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences
- Demonstrated ability to adjust to and use new approaches and deal with obstacles and constraints positively
Compensation:
Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammates well-being! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools we offer employees exceptional benefits including paid time off 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans life insurance/long-term disability participation in a CA state retirement plan tuition reimbursement plan and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here:
Aspire Public Schools Psychologist Salary Scale
Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender religion age sexual orientation national or ethnic origin disability marital status veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities women disabled persons and veterans.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Presentation Skills
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Data Collection
- Intake Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Autism Experience
- Research Experience
- Mental Health Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- PTSD Care
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
Aspire Public Schools is a K-12 school system focused on improving public education by preparing underserved students for college, training highly effective teachers and sharing innovative best practices.
