REPORT TO: Superintendent, Building Principals, and Pupil Services Director
DESCRIPTION:
Conduct individual or intervention-based evaluations to assist school staff and parents; effectively meet the academic, behavioral and social-emotional needs of children; consult with educational staff to develop individualized learning or behavioral plans for students.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Must be available to staff and parents for consultation
2. Counsel individually and in groups with children and handicapped students and/or their parents.
3. Provide screening programs for children.
4. Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies.
5. Conduct individual psycho-educational evaluations of children referred to the Pupil Services Department; interpret findings, when appropriate, to parents, teachers and other school personnel, child and qualified community agencies thorough conferences and written reports.
6. Participate, when asked by Student Services Director, in the identification and placement of handicapped children.
7. Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management when asked for input.
8. Responsible for implementing new practices or methods in the area of school psychology.
9. Attend meetings and in-services as required by Superintendent/Board.
10. Maintain respect at all times for confidential information.
11. Provide the results of psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of IEP’s for each handicapped student.
12. Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study.
13. Maintain accurate and complete records as required.
14. Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development when asked by principal.
15. Collaborate with colleagues in a professional manner.
16. Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team.
17. Observe ethics of the teaching profession.
18. Keep abreast of all rules and regulations regarding special education standards.
Board Approved: 11/15/04
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Other Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Maintain Medicaid logs.
2. Respond to routine questions and requests in a timely, appropriate manner.
3. Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships.
4. Participate in intervention assistance team meetings when requested.
5. Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional seminars, workshops, etc. to keep current on relevant issues.
6. Counsel, advise, encourage, and motivate students when requested.
7. Perform other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director/Superintendent or designee.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
● Ability to work effectively with others
● Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
● Effective, active listening skills
● Organizational and problem solving skills
● Specialized skill in evaluation procedures for student academic/behavioral problems
● Ability to operate various office equipment
● Skills in counseling and consultation
● Knowledge or educational psychology, especially relating to school-age children
● Computer/word processing skills
Equipment Operated:
● Computer
● Fax machine
● Printer
● Telephone
● Standardized and criterion referenced tests and survey checklists for individualized assessment
● TV
● VCR or DVD player
● Copy machine
● Calculator
● Overhead projector
Additional Working Conditions:
● Occasional evening work
● Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
● Occasional interaction with unruly students
● Occasional travel, e.g., attending workshops outside of district, evaluation, assessment, IEP and placement, meetings outside of district.
● Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions, i.e., being prepared to work on all scheduled school days, except calamity days
● Occasionally life, carry, push, and pull various items to a maximum of 25 pounds
● Psychologist’s main office will be at elementary building
● Travel between buildings in the district