School Psychologist 2027-2028 New Brooke Charter Schools | Boston, MA

Brooke Charter Schools; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooke Charter Schools in Boston seeks a School Psychologist to provide direct support to students and collaborate with families, teachers, and external agencies.

You will conduct comprehensive cognitive, academic, attention, and social-emotional assessments, participate in IEP and child study team meetings, develop educational plans, and provide crisis intervention as needed. Licensure as Educational Psychologist in MA or NASP certification is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of child development and age-appropriate social-emotional skills.
• Competency in theory, administration, and interpretation of standardized instruments.
• Ability to write comprehensive and informative reports with educational goals.
• Professional, warm, collaborative with students, families, and colleagues.
• Commitment to fostering diversity and anti-racist practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to students in social skills, self-regulation, and self-advocacy.
• Conduct cognitive, academic, attention, social-emotional, and functional behavior assessments.
• Collaborate with school staff, families, and external agencies.
• Participate in IEP and child study team meetings to formulate educational plans.
• Provide crisis intervention, risk assessments, and referrals to services.
• Perform related duties as requested by the principal.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Assessment administration

Report writing

Collaboration

Anti-racist practice

Education

Educational Psychologist license (MA)

NASP certification

Massachusetts School Psychologist license

Job description

Brooke Charter Schools is a network of four public charter schools, serving grades K-12 in Mattapan, Roslindale, and East Boston. At Brooke, we coach and invest in our teachers so that they can help our students achieve at the highest levels and graduate from college. We believe academic achievement empowers our students to live choice-filled lives and enhances their ability to contribute to creating a just world. In a culture of achievement, educators support students in recognizing and building on their identities as sources of strength even as they work to grow and achieve in new ways.

What is the School Psychologist Role?

As a school psychologist at Brooke, you provide direct support to individual and small groups of students in the areas of social skills, self-regulation, self-advocacy, etc and create and implement positive behavioral plans. You collaborate with stakeholders including serving as a liaison between the school, student, parent, and external agencies, as well as engaging parents and teachers as partners in students' therapeutic interventions. You conduct comprehensive evaluations including cognitive, academic, attention, social/emotional and functional behavior assessments and conduct classroom screening to assist teachers in planning effective educational strategies for all students. You participate actively in IEP and child study team meetings in order to produce comprehensive and appropriate educational plans for students, make referrals to external agencies and appropriate programs for students in need of support services, and provide crisis intervention for students, which may include risk assessments, safety contracts and social service interventions. You may also perform other related duties as requested by the principal.

Salaries are competitive with local districts. The salary range is $90,000-$129,000, commensurate with experience.

You must hold an appropriate license issued by the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health Professionals as an Educational Psychologist, national certification from the National Association of School Psychologists, or a school psychologist license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Is This You?

• You have extensive knowledge of child development and age-appropriate social and emotional skills
• You have demonstrated competency in the theory, administration, and interpretation of standardized instruments
• You have the ability to efficiently write comprehensive and informative reports that contain appropriate educational goals
• You are professional, warm, and collaborative with students, families, and colleagues
• You are committed to fostering diversity by cultivating anti-racist practices and removing bias, empowering students with the resources they need to create choice filled lives for themselves and their futures. Read more about how we are working on this at Brooke here .
• You are able to start in July of 2027

The community and students we serve are diverse, and we are committed to reflecting that diversity in our staff. We strive to have the most diverse applicant pool possible; to that end, we encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for any position at Brooke Charter Schools. By fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, we provide the best educational experience to prepare our students for a future reflective of the world we live in.

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