Applicant Pool-School Psychologist

Chesapeake Public Schools

JOB DESCRIPTION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

Department: Multiple

Pay Grade: TCH

FLSA Status: Exempt

Required Documentation (please provide as profile attachments):

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Valid school psychologist license

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Signed copy of your most recent evaluation or school psychologist internship evaluation (if recent or current graduate)

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Unofficial transcripts

If you do not currently hold a current license, please attach modules listed:

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VA Child Abuse Recognition & Intervention Training Certificate

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Emergency First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (including a hands on CPR skills practice), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training certification

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Dyslexia Awareness Training

GENERAL PURPOSE

This position performs difficult professional work performing psycho-educational assessments of individual students, including an assessment and interpretation of the student's intellectual, social, and emotional development. The position adapts psycho-educational concepts, methods, and materials in designing programs and strategies intended to facilitate the total learning environment. Work is performed under general supervision.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

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Performs psycho-educational assessments of students; assesses and interprets intellectual, social and/or emotional development; conducts consultations.

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Ensures proper case management creating and maintaining a complete and comprehensive file of information of the referenced student to include data such as the written assessment, referral forms, parent conference reports, progress reports, sociological, medical, hearing and educational assessment;

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Screens and previews referrals assigned, schedules and conducts evaluations;

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Completes individual psycho-educational assessments;

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Completes written reports to be sent to the schools, parents and other agencies including an interpretation of the results of the assessments;

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Participates in special education operations and decision making, provides educational strategies as required;

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Conducts parent/school consultations and conferences, including recommendations for the child's school program and/or home environment;

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Acts as liaison with community agencies and resources;

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Staffs and serves on various teams and committees including the Child Study Team and the Special Education Eligibility Committee;

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Confers with public and private agencies as a means of gaining or sharing information regarding students or programs;

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Prepares and submits departmental budget to Special Education Coordinator;

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Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Psychology.

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A one-year internship in school psychology.

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Possession of or ability to acquire appropriate license(s), certificate(s), and/or endorsement(s) for position as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia and School Board.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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Knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the special education process for diagnostic and evaluative procedures.

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Knowledge of federal and state mandates and school procedures and regulations, relating to special educational programs.

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Skill in oral and written communication.

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Ability to work with and through other school personnel, parents and community agencies.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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Work environment is primarily inside, where the noise and temperature levels are moderate; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.

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This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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Work requires reaching, walking, lifting, and fingering; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for color perception, preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.