School Psychologist Intern

Aspire Public Schools • Central Valley, CA

21d • $22

About The Position

ABOUT ASPIRE Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation. Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy. JOB SUMMARY The Intern School Psychologist provides a full range of school psychological services to children grades K-12, under the guidance of a mentor school psychologist, including screening and assessment, individual and group counseling, and working with outside agencies as appropriate. The school psychologist is a member of the Individualized Education Plan team to determine student’s eligibility for special services, appropriate programming, and on-going progress.

Requirements

• Proven ability to provide timely and meaningful financial analysis in a dynamic, high-growth work environment
• Demonstrated commitment to students and learning
• Experience with students grades K-12
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences
• Excellent organization, time management and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple cases concurrently
• Ability to work as a part of a team
• Demonstrates ability to adjust to and use new approaches in the performance of his/her duties
• Deals with obstacles and constraints positively
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
• Current enrollment in a graduate-level educational or school psychology program is required.
• Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull.
• Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
• Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
• Demonstrate normal depth perception
• Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)

Nice To Haves

• Spanish bilingual preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group services to children that emphasize improved educational performance
• Screen and evaluate referred children including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations
• Participate as a member of the IEP team, contributing evaluation findings and collaborating with all members of the team to develop education plans
• Collaborate with school staff around MTSS implementation, Student Study Team meetings, and Aspire wide Crisis planning
• Consult with parents, teachers, and other staff regarding any accommodations/modifications needed for a specific child
• Maintain appropriate data on students, including present levels of performance and intervention strategies
• Collaborate to field requests for assessment and provide written response within legal timeline, such as an Assessment Plan and/or Prior Written Notice
• Collaborate with the special education team to design and implement intervention strategies and programs
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA) assessments and Educationally Related Mental Health Assessments (ERMHS), as required by IDEA, and provide behavior and mental health consultation to IEP team members, including support in drafting a strong behavior intervention plan and behavior data tracking systems
• Establish and monitor necessary caseloads, work with schools and other staff to plan assessments and meetings; submit records, reports, and assignments promptly and efficiently
• Establish and monitor necessary caseloads, work with schools and other staff to plan assessments and meetings; submit records, reports, and assignments promptly and efficiently
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Actively seeks to improve and simplify Aspire’s approach to particular job functions
• Comfortable with utilization of technology in a remote environment
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees