Intern, LSSP

Houston Independent School District • Houston, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides a variety of psychological services to assist teachers, parents, and children under the direction of a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology. The Intern will provide early intervention, consultation, evaluation and assessment, research and program development to support individual student achievement.

Requirements

• Must have completed required university hours for the completion of a Master’s degree in School Psychology minus the requirement for internship in a school setting.
• 1 to 3 years of experience.
• No supervisory or direct people management responsibilities. May provide occasional work guidance, technical advice and training to staff.
• Work involves the application of moderately complex procedures and tasks that are quite varied.
• Independent judgment is often required to select and apply the most appropriate of available resources.
• Ongoing supervision is provided on an "as needed" basis.
• No budget development activity is required.
• Decisions are made on routine matters affecting few individuals and usually within the confines of the job's own department.
• Specific job activities and results are typically reviewed closely.
• There are limited requirements for developing new ideas or changes in methods, procedures or services.
• Decisions have minor, small and possibly incremental impact on the department or facility.
• Errors are usually discovered in succeeding operations where most of the work is verified or checked and is normally confined to a single department or phase of the organizational activities resulting in brief inconvenience.
• Basic communication – very little communication required such as receiving basic instructions.
• Interactions are mostly with customers, own supervisor and co-workers in own department.
• Makes routine or required customer actions to meet customer needs.
• Responds promptly and accurately to customer complaints, inquiries and requests for information and coordinates appropriate follow-up.
• May handle escalated issues passed on from coworkers or subordinates.
• Able to see and read test manuals, scoring protocols and computer screen; able to observe student behavior in multiple settings.
• Able to hear student responses.
• Ability to get from one campus location and/or office to another.
• Ability to drive a car.

Responsibilities

• Selects and administers appropriate test instruments and analyzes test results of emotional/behavioral factors.
• Participates on campus Intervention Assistance Teams (IAT) and Response to Intervention (RtI) team; provides behavioral consultations and strategies to professional staff.
• Assists in the development of psychological and behavioral interventions for students; assists in the implementation and monitoring of behavioral support plans.
• Presents evaluation results and interprets data for Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee, including parents.
• Designs and implements appropriate counseling services to support educational progress of identified students.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees