School Psychologist

LEARN Charter School Network; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short and long term disability

Paid life insurance

403B Contribution + 4.5% matching

Job summary

LEARN Charter School Network is seeking a School Psychologist to support students’ academic, social, behavioral and emotional needs. You will ensure state/federal compliance and supervise MTSS across multiple campuses, collaborating with SPED/504 teams to identify, plan and monitor services for students with special needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, ongoing professional development, and maintaining high expectations for all scholars within LEARN’s MTSS framework.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Psychology or Educational Psychology.
• 2+ years of school-based experience.
• Valid IL state licensure/certificate as School Psychologist (PEL with endorsement).
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support students to succeed academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally.
• Oversee MTSS implementation across multiple campuses.
• Participate in SPED/504/MTSS teams to screen, identify, and evaluate students.
• Prepare and present reports within compliance timelines (504/IEP).
• Maintain confidential records and progress-monitoring data.
• Provide information on child development and disorders to stakeholders.

Skills

Master’s degree in Psychology/Educ. P​

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology or Educational Psychology

Job description

What You'll Do:

The School Psychologist will support students to succeed academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally. The School Psychologist maintains quality services in accordance with state/federal guidelines and ensures that instruction, modifications, etc. for students with special needs are being implemented consistently. You will oversee multiple campuses.

An ideal candidate is someone who has a proven record of success and is committed to maintaining high expectations for students. Through our implementation of a Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) at all of our campuses, LEARN embraces the idea that all scholars are capable of becoming expert learners. Teachers and administrators are constantly evaluating how to best support and celebrate our diversity to benefit all scholars' academic and social-emotional needs and create learning environments that tear down barriers.

As a School Psychologist, your critical tasks will include but not limited to:

Essential Job Functions

• Work to prevent, assess, identify, and support academic and social-emotional needs in children affecting their ability to access learning in the school environment, maintain developmentally appropriate social relationships, self regulate emotions, and/or related needs
• Participate as an active/valued member of the Network and school based teams (SPED, 504, MTSS) to ensure scholars with academic and social emotional related needs are screened, identified, and evaluated appropriately to determine and implement individual plans to meet their needs. Ensure 90-100% compliance related to special education, 504, and/or MTSS requirements (i.e. timelines, services) and guidelines.
• Serve as a consultant regarding MTSS systems and lead interventions and progress monitoring of Tier 3 scholars.
• Prepare and present documents/reports within given compliance timelines, and participate in school based problem solving/504/IEP meetings including but not limited to eligibility, annuals, and check in meetings. Requests specific information from non-school agencies (e.g. clinics, hospitals, physicians, health departments, day care centers, etc.) with signed release of information.
• Maintain and document records of direct services, collaboration logs, and progress monitoring data as required by the Network and local authorizers. Maintain confidentiality as required by the Network and legislation.
• Keep abreast of research based best practices and evaluation tools to ensure scholars are identified appropriately and receive high quality services; provide PDs and/or share information with psychology teams and other stakeholders as necessary.
• Consistently and actively participate in school and Network meetings (i.e. psych meetings, professional development, team meetings, staff meetings). Serve as a liaison between the psych team and other teams, and the expert as it relates to child development and disorders.
• Provide information to stakeholders about child development and learning disorders, maintain consistent communication with parents/team members of the scholars on the clinician's caseload and respond to parent and staff questions/concerns/requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge and follows all Network, federal, state and local rules, regulations and laws.

What You'll Need

This job is a great fit if you:

• Have a Master's degree or higher in Psychology or Educational Psychology
• Possess 2+ year of school-based experience
• Valid State/District Licensure/Certificate for School Psychology (in IL a PEL with School Psychologist Endorsement)
• Have a demonstrated record of living LEARN's Core Values
• Have a persistent and intentional mindset towards the overall success of each child

Preferred

• You are bilingual (Spanish)

Benefits Summary:

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for all full time employees, including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and long term disability
• Paid life insurance
• 403B Contribution + 4.5% matching as eligible

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of LEARN Charter School Network. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.