School Psychologist

Arizona Autism Charter Schools; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401K match

Professional development

Calm Health access

CEU reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Arizona Autism Charter Schools in Phoenix seeks a School Psychologist to implement and oversee a comprehensive special education evaluation process aligned with IDEA and state guidelines. You will ensure compliance, program development, intervention planning, and active parent involvement.

The role includes administering a range of assessments, interpreting findings, and supporting IEP meetings as needed, with a focus on student outcomes across regular and special education services.

Qualifications

• Valid Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card.
• Experience as a teacher or school counselor is preferred, or any equivalent combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Administer cognitive, achievement, social/emotional, adaptive, autism spectrum, and other assessments.
• Evaluate data to recommend services within regular and special education.
• Interpret test findings to parents for placement decisions in special education.
• Consult with teachers and staff on diagnostic findings to support educational development.
• Develop a school mentor program for social-emotional development.

Job description

Arizona’s first and only autism-focused charter school is expanding and seeking a School Psychologist to implement a strategic plan for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process.

Under the supervision and direction of Campus and AZACS Leadership, the School Psychologist will be responsible for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process aligned to IDEA and state guidelines. The school psychologist will support compliance, programming, interventions, and parent involvement.

Duties:

• Administer cognitive, achievement, social/emotional, adaptive, autism spectrum, and other relevant assessments to students.
• Evaluate and interpret student data to make recommendations for appropriate services within the full range of regular and special education programs.
• Obtain signatures on Permission to Evaluate forms and communicate to staff in a timely manner when completed
• Interpret individual test findings and recommendations to parents of students who are being considered for placement in special education programs.
• Consult with teachers, administrators, and other professionals on specific diagnostic findings concerning students to maximize educational development through placement or educational management.
• Develop a school mentor program to support students' social-emotional development
• Consult with parents concerning students’ learning potentials, achievement levels, and personality adjustments, and recommend ways of helping the students and providing sources of further professional assistance.
• Prepare and submit special education data upon request
• Share in the responsibility of reviewing incoming students’ records to ensure compliance.
• Attend IEP Meetings as the LEA representative as needed
• Follow timelines to complete paperwork in a timely manner
• Develop compliant evaluations and paperwork for each student
• Follow the school’s Child Find Process in compliance with ADE
• Assist in monitoring the accuracy of the school’s special education census with the Campus Assistant Director.
• Keep informed of new developments in school psychology, educational practice, and special education law.
• Create and deliver professional development for all staff to support
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card
• Experience as a teacher or school counselor is preferred, OR any equivalent combination of experience and education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved
• School located at a new state-of-the-art Autism Center
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life, Short-term disability, Group Life Insurance, Supplemental Benefits (hospitalization, critical illness, scheduled accident), and Pet Insurance.
• Paid Time Off (80 hours, prorated), including paid federal holidays and school breaks
• Eligible to participate in a 401K with a company match
• Great professional development and advancement opportunities!
• Complementary access to Calm Health for you and up to 5 of your loved ones
• Eligible for up to $1,000 total in non-taxable reimbursement for continuing education unit credits (CEU) and professional licensure fees.
• Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Light Work:

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:

Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom environment.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.