School Psychologist - Middle School

STONEHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Stoneham (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoneham Public Schools is seeking a qualified School Psychologist for Stoneham Central Middle School in Massachusetts. The role involves participation in special education identification, IEP goal development, and collaboration with teachers, administrators, and families.

The candidate must hold MA DESE certification and demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in SEL and de-escalation strategies.

Qualifications

• Valid Massachusetts DESE certification as a school psychologist.
• Ability to relate to administrators, parents, teachers, students, and staff.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Aptitude for responsibilities and teamwork.
• Experience with SEL curricula and de-escalation tools.

Responsibilities

• Participates in identification of students for special education services and administers assessments.
• Develops IEP goals for counseling services based on data.
• Manages case conferences and team meetings for identified students.
• Schedules, counsels, and instructs students as assigned.
• Maintains confidential, accurate student records and safety plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder relations

Interpersonal skills

SEL de-escalation

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree or higher

Massachusetts DESE certification

Job description

School Psychologist - Middle School

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Job Details

Job ID: 5901650

Application Deadline: Sep 08, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Job Description

Stoneham Public Schools, School Psychologist

StonehamCentral MiddleSchool is seeking a qualified and experienced School Psychologist to join its team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Maintains a valid Massachusetts DESE certification as a school psychologist. (Master’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.)


• Proven ability to relate to a variety of constituencies, including but not limited to: administrators, parents, teachers, students, other school staff and visitors.


• Possess good communication skills both verbal and written.


• Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.


• A sense of humor and a proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner with all staff members, students, and with the larger educational community.


• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the school department may find appropriate and acceptable.


• Expertise in research-based curricula, strategies and tools for Social-Emotional Learning, de-escalation and self-regulation (e.g. Zones of Regulation, Responsive Classroom, TCIS)

REPORTS TO:

Principal and Director of Special Education.

DUTIES

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Participates in/follows all federal and state mandated procedures and timelines for the identification of students requiring special education services within the school setting, including the administration of appropriate formal and informal assessment tools/measures based on the suspected area of disability.


• Develops relevant portions of Individualized Education Plans for students that are determined eligible for counseling services. This includes the creation of short and long term goals, based on assessment data and targeted curriculum standards.


• Participates in all federal and state mandated procedures and timelines for case management for all identified students, i.e. team meetings and liaison to regular education settings.


• Schedules, meets, counsels, and instructs assigned students in the locations and at the time designated.


• Supervises all assigned students and any assigned ESPs.


• Plans and prepares educationally relevant treatment plans that meet the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students.


• Assist classroom teachers in creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning student engagement.


• Prepares for student groups and professional meetings showing written evidence/data of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.


• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media in supporting student plans.


• Implements the school district’s strategic plan and individual school improvement plans.


• Evaluates and documents student progress toward identified goals on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.


• Seeks the assistance of district specialists as needed and required.


• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect confidentiality of students and documents.


• Maintains accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation and provides documentation when necessary.


• Creates, implements and follows individual student safety plans, IEP’s, 504’s, health care plans, etc.


• Mandated reporting and referrals to outside agencies appropriate to the role


• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.


• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.


• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.


• Performs other related tasks and assumes other related responsibilities as may from time to time be as assigned by the Principal and/or Director of Special Education.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary and conditions of employment to be determined by the SEA agreement.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this position will be supervised & evaluated by the Principal or Director of Special Education.

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• General office conditions and moderate noise levels.

Physical Requirements – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.


• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.


• Occasionally required to drive to other locations.

Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30,2027

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113,930

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118,335

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Student Services > Psychologist

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Ruth Cronin


• 149 Franklin Street


• Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180


• Phone: [phone]


• Email: [e-mail]

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