Lead School Psychologist 12 month

Job Summary

The Lead School Psychologist provides comprehensive psychological services consistent with the role of a School Psychologist including assessment intervention and support for students academic behavioral and mental health addition this position provides targeted support for complex and high-need cases while serving as a resource to School Psychologists through mentorship consultation and professional support. The Lead School Psychologist contributes to the consistency quality and effectiveness of school psychological services across the district by supporting collaboration professional learning and implementation of best practices aligned with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Practice Model.

Essential Functions

1. Provide comprehensive psychological services including assessment data interpretation report writing participation in multidisciplinary teams consultation counseling and crisis intervention with an emphasis on complex and high-need cases to support students academic behavioral and social-emotional development.

2. Provide ongoing planned and responsive mentorship and consultation to School Psychologists to support professional practice development and service delivery including modeling and reinforcing adherence to District policies professional standards and NASP ethical requirements.

3. Facilitate school psychology team meetings and serve as a liaison between School Psychologists and district leadership to support communication collaboration and alignment of practices.

4. Support professional learning by identifying needs assisting with goal development and sharing resources strategies and best practices.

5. Support the implementation consistency and continuous improvement of school psychological services through collaboration and systems-level problem-solving.
6. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:Specialist degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

Experience:Minimum of three (3) years of successful experience as a School Psychologist. Have an effective or highly effective summative evaluation rating on most recent performance evaluation.

Certifications & Licenses:Hold valid Florida Department of Education Certification as a Specialist in School Psychology. Complete Clinical Educator Training (CET) within six (6) months of appointment.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of federal state and district regulations related to Exceptional Education/Student Services including IDEA Section 504 Florida Statutes and State Board of Education rules
Knowledge of Exceptional Education/Student Services programs policies and best practices
Knowledge of the NASP Practice Model ethical standards and evidence-based practices in school psychology
Knowledge of child development and evidence-based academic behavioral and mental health interventions
Knowledge of assessment practices including test administration interpretation and behavioral and social-emotional evaluation procedures
Knowledge of consultation mentoring and adult learning principles
Strong oral written and interpersonal communication skills
Strong organization time management and problem-solving skills
Strong word processing spreadsheet and presentation software skills
Ability to provide consultation and mentorship to peers
Ability to analyze data and support data-informed decision making
Ability to design implement and monitor intervention programs
Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments and interpret results
Ability to perform crisis intervention and provide counseling support consistent with professional standards
Ability to support systems-level thinking and continuous improvement of service delivery
Ability to facilitate professional learning collaborative discussions and effective meetings
Ability to lead and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings
Ability to build professional relationships and collaborate effectively with students families teachers administrators and community agencies
Ability to coordinate multiple projects and manage competing priorities

Required Experience:

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