School Psychologist

Mountain View Whisman School District • Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

Provides a full range of school psychological services to students. Develops behavior support plans and functional behavior assessments. Consults with school personnel, parents, and others concerned with the progress of students. Provides case management, behavioral support and program management to regular and special education students. Provides both individual and group counseling. Functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to determine the student's eligibility for special services, appropriate programming and on-going progress. School Psychologist-Bilingual positions provide such services as indicated above in English as well as in the specified language when such language use is appropriate.

Requirements

• An earned master's degree or advanced degree of at least equivalent standard from an accredited college of university.
• One of the following California credentials or combination of credentials authorizing K-12 service: General Pupil Personnel Services Credential authorizing service as a school psychologist; Service Credential with a specialization in pupil personnel services designating service as a school psychologist School Psychologist Credential
• Bilingual Competency and/or Certification Bilingual School Psychologists must hold state bilingual certification.

Nice To Haves

• Successful experience as a school psychologist, school counselor, or teacher in a public-school setting.
• Successful full-time public-school service in a certificated position(s) in programs and/or services involving students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychological assessments and develops case studies of individual students to determine educational needs, learning characteristics, and social behavior relevant to educational placement and instructional planning
• Interprets the findings of individual studies to administrators, teachers, parents, students, and others directly concerned with the welfare of students.
• Evaluates the results of tests in relation to the cultural, environmental, and language backgrounds of students.
• Participates in the process required by federal, state, and local regulation for the identification, placement, and re-evaluation of students with special needs; participates in and may act as local education agency (LEA) representative for the Individualized Educational Program team.
• Participates in the Student Study Team.
• Assists in developing a written individual educational plan for students who are eligible for special education placement and/or service.
• Assists in developing behavioral objectives for individual students and special class groups; suggests implementation strategies as appropriate; confers with teachers and partners regarding strategies for the solution or amelioration of individual learning or adjustment problems of students.
• Supervises the Functional Behavioral Assessment process, including data collection, data analysis, behavioral hypothesis development, and creation of an individualized behavior plan.
• Counsels students individually and/or in groups to assist them in educational achievement and personal or social adjustment.
• Serves as liaison to community agencies, and private professional persons on matters related to student placement and adjustment.
• Provides psychological counseling to students, staff, and parents in crisis situations and serves as a member of the school crisis team.
• When assigned to a School Psychologist-Bilingual position, communicates with students and parents in a specified language when such language use is appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level