SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN 2027-28
About The Position
Roanoke County Public Schools is seeking a School Psychologist Intern for the 2027–28 school year. The intern provides a broad range of school psychological services, supporting the assessment of students’ cognitive, social, physical, behavioral, emotional, and educational functioning. The position assists with identifying students with disabilities or physical or mental conditions and preparing comprehensive reports with practical recommendations for school staff and intervention or IEP planning. The intern collaborates with students, parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel; provides consultation and counseling as needed; and participates in school-based review, eligibility, IEP, 504, crisis, and threat assessment teams. The role also involves maintaining accurate service records and documentation for public insurance billing, following applicable laws and professional ethical standards, and contributing to staff development and ongoing improvement of psychological services. This is a one-year position. Pay is $150 per day, and the position does not include benefits.
Requirements
- Eligible to apply for a School Psychology Internship.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods.
- Manual dexterity to enter data into computer and phone systems.
- Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material, with or without vision aids.
- Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
- Physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds; bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, reach overhead, and drive a vehicle.
- Regular and reliable attendance and punctuality.
Responsibilities
- Provide a broad range of school psychological services.
- Assist in measuring and interpreting students’ cognitive, social, physical, behavioral, emotional, and educational functioning.
- Assist in identifying students with disabilities and/or physical or mental conditions.
- Prepare clear, comprehensive school psychological reports that address referral concerns and provide practical recommendations for school personnel and intervention plans and/or IEPs.
- Collaborate effectively with students, parents, and teachers.
- Provide consultation to teachers, counselors, administrators, other school personnel, and parents.
- Provide individual and/or group counseling as needed.
- Serve on school-based review teams, eligibility committees, IEP teams, and 504 teams.
- Maintain accurate and careful records of services provided.
- Complete and maintain documentation for public insurance billing for eligible students.
- Follow federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies regarding children’s educational welfare, and advocate for students and parents.
- Maintain professional and ethical standards as defined by the National Association of School Psychologists’ Principles for Professional Ethics.
- Assist with developing and providing in-service programs as needed.
- Consult on assessment approaches and instruments used by school personnel to evaluate students.
- Participate in School Crisis and Threat Assessment teams as requested.
- Attend professional workshops and conferences to refine skills and gain competencies.
- Keep abreast of professional literature to identify ways to improve psychological services to students.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance and punctuality, report to work as scheduled, and perform essential duties requiring on-site presence.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
