Job Title:  School Psychologist

 

General Description: Provides psychological services to students in accordance with policies and regulations of the school board.

 

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree from accredited college or university
• Eligible for appropriate Virginia Department of Education certification

 

Reports to: Director of Special Education

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides school personnel with general knowledge regarding psychological services
• Assists in establishing and implementing procedural requirements for the assessment, eligibility, and placement of special education students
• Administers individual psychodiagnostic techniques for the assessment of intelligence, personality, aptitude, achievement, and perception
• Evaluates and identifies students who have learning, social, and/or emotional problems which are adversely affecting their education
• Observes students in the classroom as needed for assessment, consultation, or other psychoeducational services
• Prepares and presents reports on psychological evaluations for the eligibility committee
• Serves as a member of the Special Education Eligibility Committee
• Collaborate with teachers and school leaders to implement universal, targeted, and intensive academic and behavioral support programs using evidence-based practices
• Interprets test results to parents and teachers as appropriate
• Facilitate collaboration and coordination between school and community providers to ensure access to wraparound supports for students with the most significant needs
• Provides counseling for individual students as specified in the individualized education plan (IEP) and assigned by the Director of Special Education
• Participates in child study and/or IEP meetings
• Orders supplies and equipment needed for psychological services
• Assists with communication between residential schools, treatment facilities, or mental health agencies for students receiving such services
• Attends conferences/workshops related to assigned responsibilities
• Completes Medicaid billing for psychological services provided 
• Deliver professional development to school staff and families
• Design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive range of interventions for students at risk for academic, social–emotional, or mental and behavioral health concerns
• Provide mental and behavioral health services for individual students and groups of students
• Conduct functional behavioral assessments and assist in the development of behavior plans
• Work collaboratively with teachers in delivering effective differentiation strategies for students with diverse needs
• Performs additional duties, as assigned