School Psychologist

Naugatuck Public Schools; Naugatuck (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Naugatuck Public Schools invites a School Psychologist to serve as a resource for learning and development, conducting psychoeducational assessments, and consulting with administrators, teachers, parents, and students.

The position requires Certification as a School Psychologist and involves evaluating students, supporting Planning and Placement Teams, providing individual and group counseling, and coordinating with families and outside agencies to promote student growth.

Qualifications

• Certification as School Psychologist
• Experience in psychoeducational assessments and planning and placement teams
• Ability to interpret test results for pupils, parents and staff
• Provide individual and group counseling
• Liaison between home, school and outside agencies

Responsibilities

• conducts psychoeducational assessments as recommended and delineated by the Planning and Placement Team
• Assists administrators in group testing when appropriate
• Interprets test results to pupils, parents and staff
• Provides counseling to students and parents
• Serves as liaison within a school building
• Assists in reporting to State Department of Education on number of pupils served
• Works with Planning and Placement Teams to initiate or modify programs
• Acts as child advocate to support individual needs

Skills

Counseling

Test interpretation

Interagency collaboration

PPT facilitation

Communication with families

Education

Certification as School Psychologist

Job description

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School Psychologist

The school psychologist is a resource person whose expertise lies in learning and development theory as well as in intellectual, behavioral and social/emotional assessment. Assuming the role of consultant to administrators, teachers, parents, and/or students, the school psychologist facilitates the maximum intellectual, social and emotional growth of each pupil in the schools.

• Complies with all published and disseminated rules, regulations and policies of the Board of Education.
• Has an understanding of the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching, the Connecticut Common Core of Learning and the Connecticut Framework documents and their role in facilitating improved student learning.
• Complies with all published and disseminated rules, regulations and policies of the Federal and State Department of Education as they apply to Special Education.
• Evaluation: assumes responsibility for individual psychoeducational assessments as recommended and delineated by the Planning and Placement Team.
• Assists administrators in group testing when appropriate.
• Interprets test results to pupils, parents and staff, emphasizing applicability of results to the learning situation; shares results with outside agencies, as authorized.
• Implementation: provides assistance and expertise to the Planning and Placement Teams in initiating new programs or in modifying those in existence.
• Acts as a child advocate to help create an atmosphere where individual needs are recognized and strengths respected.
• Facilitates in transitioning students into and out of special education programs.
• Maintains communication between the home, school, and outside agencies,
• Provides individual and group counseling to students and parents.
• Serves as liaison within a school building.
• Assists in reporting to State Department of Education on number of pupils being served in special education programs.
• Performs additional duties, where appropriate, which are assigned within the scope of employment and certification.

Required qualification: Certification as School Psychologist

Reports to: Director of Special Services and Building Principal

Work Year: by contract

Revised 9/01