JOB TITLE: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT: Special Education
REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent for Special Education
SALARY RANGE: According to the Terms of the Master Agreement for AFT. For more information, please visit www.cgresd.net.
FULL TIME - SCHOOL YEAR POSITION with generous benefit package.
**$8,000 SIGN-ON BONUS**
JOB SUMMARY: Provides evaluation and consultation services to disabled students.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned by Administration.
- Follow all established policies, practices, and procedures in terms of duties and responsibilities of the position as delegated by the Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and/or delegated supervisor.
- Assist in determining if student meets criteria for an identified disability.
- Participate as a member of the IEP team for initial, change of status, and three-year reevaluation IEPs.
- Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary and manifestation determination teams and serve as a team coordinator in appropriate situations, as mandated by the Special Education rules.
- Communicate in clear, understandable language, evaluation results to parents, referral sources, supervisor, and colleagues within the school setting prior to the IEP meeting.
- Maintain accurate records in a manner consistent with State and Federal Law as required by intermediate school district and local educational agency.
- Maintain a cooperative, harmonious relationship with professionals and others within the school setting, which fosters recognition and respect for every individual.
- Organize time, energy, and workload in order to meet responsibilities and complete assignments with due consideration of priorities among various responsibilities as approved by supervisor.
- Assess with formal and informal methods children referred as potential candidates for special education programs.
- Administer and interpret tests which may assess intelligence, behavioral, psychological, and adaptive levels of functioning.
- Keep records on children assessed.
- Report to the staff knowledge gained by attendance at conferences.
- Make home visitations to consult with parents regarding the needs of their children where necessary.
- Maintain all aspects of confidentiality as it pertains to students, families and other protected information.
- Contribute to in-service training programs for general education staff, community organizations, and other personnel at the request of the supervisor.
- Obtain professional growth experiences and assume responsibility for keeping informed of current developments in own field and related fields of special education.
- Provide services to non-disabled students only when directed by the Assistant Superintendent for Special Education or designee to assist with crisis interventions and academic interventions.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be able to be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Meets requirements as stated in Michigan Special Education Rules.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Certificates and/or licenses approved by the State of Michigan, Department of Education.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must be able to communicate effectively with children, parents/guardians, co-workers, staff and Administration. Must be able to read, comprehend and analyze instructions, correspondence, memos, reports, IEPs and related Special Education rules and regulations. Must be able to compose appropriate correspondence and reporting with clear and concise information utilizing proper spelling and grammar.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Must be able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations in order to make comparisons and/or determinations of evaluations of student(s) to the general population, and to produce charts, graphs, and reports.
REASONING ABILITY
Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES
Must demonstrate cooperative and effective communication skills, both oral and written, and apply active listening skills with people and situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The noise level is generally quiet to moderate.
Driving and travel to other school districts is necessary.
