Part-Time School Psychologist
AMESC - Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center AMESC - Athens Meigs Education Service Center (ESC) - Chauncey, Ohio Open in Google Maps
Job Details
Job ID: 5959733
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
Posted: Oct 14, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined
Job Description
The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center (AMESC) is seeking qualified applicants for a part‑time School Psychologist position. This in person (on-site) position will be up to 29 hours per week and will be based upon availability and need.
The Mission of the Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center is to work in partnership with the community to improve student achievement, build capacity, and raise expectations for all individuals in our service region.
Posting Date: October 14, 2026
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Start Date: As negotiated
Salary: Per established salary schedule
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Educational Psychology or equivalent
- Appropriate State of Ohio certifications/license
- Valid Ohio driver’s license
- Must pass BCI and FBI background checks
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
- Basic skills in counseling and consultation
- Knowledge of educational psychology
- Effective time management
Essential Functions:
- Available to staff and parents for consultation
- Counsel individually and in groups with children and students with disabilities and/or their parents
- Provide screening programs for children
- Provide referral to and consultation with outside service agencies
- Conduct individual psycho‑educational evaluations of children referred to the Pupil Services Department; interpret findings, when appropriate, to parents, teachers, and other school personnel and qualified community agencies through conferences and written reports
- Participate in the identification and placement of children with disabilities
- Recommend appropriate classroom management strategies for behavior management
- Implement new practices or methods in the area of school psychology
- Attend meetings and in‑services as required by Superintendent/Board
- Meet the confidentiality requirements of FERPA, district policy, and professional codes of conduct
- Provide the results of the psycho‑educational evaluation for consideration in the development of IEPs for each student
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations of children suspected to have a disability
- Assume case manager responsibility for individual students for the assessment phase and evaluation team report writing portions of child study
- Maintain accurate and complete records as required
- Provide guidance to students to promote their educational development
- Collaborate with colleagues
- Attend educational field trips as appropriate
- Refer students suspected of learning difficulties to the intervention assistance team
- Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life
- Observe ethics of the teaching profession
- Keep abreast of all rules and regulations regarding special education standards
- Write report summaries in parent‑friendly language; communicate clearly with parents/guardians of all educational levels
Position Type: Part‑time
Job Categories: Student Services > Psychologist
Job Requirements
- Master degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
- Helen Douglas
- 21 Birge Drive
- Chauncey, Ohio 45719
- Phone: 7407970064
- Email: helen.douglas@athensmeigs.com