SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

Young World Physical Education; North Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% local salary supplement

Job summary

Wilkes County Schools is seeking a School Psychologist for the North Wilkesboro area. The role involves providing psychological services to students under state and federal regulations, with focus on learning, social and personal development.

Responsibilities include assessment, intervention, consultation with families and staff, and program development. Must hold an advanced degree in psychology and be licensed in North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in psychology. Must be licensed in North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and assesses learning, development and adjustment needs of individuals and groups.
• Uses assessment data to develop interventions and programs.
• Provides interventions to support teaching and maximize learning and adjustment.
• Consults with parents, teachers, and community agencies to enhance learning and adjustment.
• Assists in planning, development, and evaluation of programs to meet identified needs.
• Delivers a coordinated program of psychological services.
• Maintains ethical practice and complies with laws and policies.

Skills

Assess student needs

Direct student interventions

Consult with parents/teachers

Program development

Coordinate psychological services

Communicate effectively

Education

Advanced degree in psychology

Licensed in North Carolina

Job description

Position

School Psychologist

Location

Wilkes County Schools Exception Children Department - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Open in Google Maps.

Benefits

Wilkes County Schools provides a robust variety of state and local benefit offerings including health insurance, annual leave, sick leave, holiday pay, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, state pension plan, and other ancillary benefits. Benefit eligibility is determined by job status and percentage of employment. In addition, Wilkes County Schools offers a local salary supplement of 5%.

Nature of Work

Under general supervision, provides special services to students identified in accordance with state and federal regulations. Work involves facilitating learning and promoting the cognitive, social, and personal development of all students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies and assesses the learning, development, and adjustment characteristics and needs of individuals and groups, as well as the environment factors that affect learning and adjustment.
• Uses assessment data about the student and his/her environment(s) in developing appropriate interventions and programs.
• Provides interventions to students to support the teaching process and to maximize learning and adjustment.
• Provides consultation to parents, teachers, other school personnel, and community agencies to enhance the learning and adjustment of students.
• Assists in the planning, development, and evaluation of programs to meet identified learning and adjustment needs.
• Delivers a planned and coordinated program of psychological services.
• Applies ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of school psychological services and observes relevant laws and policies that govern practice.
• Participates in professional organizations and continually seeks to improve professional knowledge and skill.
• Communicates effectively with students, parents, and school staff.
• Completes random moment in time studies as required by MAC program guidelines.
• Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Training and Experience

Advanced degree in psychology. Must be licensed in North Carolina.

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children, etc.
• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information.
• Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
• Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc. using prescribed format.
• Applies principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Records and delivers information, explains procedures, follows oral and written instructions, and communicates effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
• Deals with people beyond giving and receiving instructions, adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Talks and hears.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Assess student needs.
• Provide direct intervention for students.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and the community to enhance the learning of students.
• Assist in program development.
• Maintain plan and coordinate a program of psychological services.
• Communicate effectively.

Reports To

Director of Exceptional Children

Position Type

Full-Time

FSLA Status

Exempt

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Westley Wood , Assistant Superintendent
• 613 Cherry St
• North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]