Location
Tennessee | United States
Job description
Must be certified in area.
Must pass fingerprint background check
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
The job of School Psychologist was established for the purpose/s of developing strategies and interventions to assist students in succeeding; measuring and interpreting the intellectual, adaptive, academic, social and emotional development of children; interpreting results of psychological studies; interpreting and applying state and federal codes.
This job reports to Director of Special Education
Essential Functions
- Administers standardized and/or supplemental assessments for the purpose of measuring the intellectual, adaptive, academic, social and emotional development of children and/or determining eligibility for services in compliance with regulatory
- Assesses students' functional capabilities and home and/or classroom environment for the purpose of determining students' functional level and developing recommendations and/or
- Assists other staff for the purpose of developing and applying student monitoring systems and designing academic and behavioral interventions.
- Assists all specialist (e.g. Special education teachers, RTI2 coordinators, behavior specialists, occupational and physical therapists, speech language pathologists, etc.) for the purpose of creating and delivering student
- Compiles information from a variety of sources (e.g. administrators, teachers, nurse, parents, mental health agencies, other professionals, etc.) for the purpose of producing a comprehensive screening/ evaluation report in compliance with established guidelines.
- Consults with teachers, parents, and/or other outside personnel or professionals for the purpose of providing requested information, developing plans for services and/or making
- Coordinates with school staff to implement school wide program development and program evaluation (e.g. RTI, PBIS) for the purpose of ensuring effective programs to assist children who experience physical, mental, social and emotional
- Consults with students, parents and guardians for the purpose of enhancing student success in
- Has strong understanding in Response to Intervention (RTI2) for the purpose of interpreting the data to intervene, offering interventions and eventually determining
- Helps students for the purpose of creating smooth transitions to and from school and community learning environments.
- Participates in meetings, workshops and seminars as assigned for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
- Promotes school policies and practices for the purpose of ensuring the safety of all students by reducing school violence, bullying and harassment.
- Researches resources and methods (e.g. intervention, assessment tools and methods, community resources, etc.) for the purpose of determining the appropriate approach for addressing students' functional
- Supports individualized student instruction for the purpose of ensuring the success of all
- Uses student information for the purpose of making sound data-based decisions to achieve student
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