Inclusive Education - School Psychologist - 1.0 FTE - Continuing Contract

School District 57; Prince George; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

School District No.57 is seeking a School Psychologist (1.0 FTE Continuing) to enhance students' educational and social functioning within a multidisciplinary team.

The candidate will conduct assessments, consult with staff, write reports, and contribute to policy development across the district.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology with practicum.
• Eligible for registration with BC College of Psychologists or BC Association of School Psychologists.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychological assessments of students to develop intervention strategies and placement.
• Consults with school and district staff on intervention design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provides written reports on formal casework.
• Consults with teachers, principals, and administrators in policy and program development.
• Provides formal in-service sessions for teachers, parents and other professionals.
• Conducts and disseminates research relevant to student needs.
• Determines the need for referrals to other district professionals and outside agencies.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Consultation with staff

Report writing

Research

Education

Master's Degree in Educational Psychology

BC registration eligibility (BC College of Psychologists or BC Association of School Psychologists)

Job description

School District No. 57 is seeking applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

School Psychologist(1.0 FTE Continuing)

School District No. 57 serves approximately 13,000 students in 39 schools in an area that extends from Mackenzie in the north, through Prince George, west to Cluculz Lake, South to Hixon and east to McBride and Valemount to the Alberta border. The district employs approximately 2,000, making if one of the largest employers outside of the lower mainland.

Description:

The School Psychologist functions as part of a multidisciplinary team whose major role is to enhance the educational and social functioning of all students in the school district.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Conducts psychological assessments of students who exhibit educational and social difficulties for the purpose of developing intervention strategies and special program placement.
• Consults with school and district staff in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of intervention measures.
• Provides written reports on all formal casework.
• Consults with teachers, principals, and administrators in the development of policy and programs at the school and district level.
• Provides formal in-service sessions for teachers, parents and other professionals for the purpose of developing and upgrading their knowledge and skills.
• Conducts and disseminates research relevant to the needs of students in the school district.
• Determines the need for making referrals to other school district professionals and outside agencies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement of a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology including a successful practicum placement.
• Eligible for registration with BC College of Psychologists or eligible for certification with BC Association of School Psychologists

For more information, please contact the Director of Inclusive Education: Lisa Horswell, [e-mail] or Linda Picton, District Principal, Human Resources, [e-mail]

About School District 57

School District No.57 resides on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nations, McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Simpcw First Nations.

Geographically we expand from Mackenzie, through Prince George, to McBride and Valemount. We serve 41 schools: 32 Elementary schools, 8 Secondary schools and 1 District Learning Support center for alternative and alternate learning opportunities.

We provide educational programs for approximately 15,000 students inclusive of early learning, after school art and sports programing, trades programs, and dual credit programs with our local post-secondary schools.

We support Lheidli T’enneh students, McLeod Lake students and Takla students living on reserve through our Local Education Agreements. With each Nation we co-construct the educational services provided to the students while attending a school within our school district.

Life in the Central Interior of British Columbia

Known as BC's northern capital, Prince George is a bustling city of approximately100,000 residents, situated at the crossroads of Hwy. 97 (north-south) and Hwy. 16 (east-west), and at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers. As a major City of the Pacific Rim, Prince George is firmly tied to the global market. The area offers a lifestyle that is definitely worth boasting about. Residents enjoy affordable housing, incomes above provincial averages, an extensive range of quality services, and cultural and sports events. Recreational opportunities are second to none and range from golfing, skiing, fishing and hunting to an endless list of team sports. Local post secondary educational facilities include the University of Northern British Columbia and the College of New Caledonia.

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