School Psychologist

The Menta Education Group•North Aurora, IL

13d•$75,000 - $108,000

About The Position

A School Psychologist with The Menta Education Group provides regional leadership to help students succeed. The role works with parents, educators, and other professionals to create supportive academic and social environments for students. It involves data-based decision-making, multidisciplinary collaboration, functional behavior assessment, SEL goal writing, behavioral approaches, intervention planning, risk assessment, progress monitoring, program evaluation, and consultation with educational staff, parents, and other professionals. Knowledge of childhood mental illnesses and empirically based interventions is essential. Local travel within the school network and occasional regional travel are required. The Menta Education Group is a multi-state education nonprofit operating private and public/private partnership schools. Its mission is to provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services, using evidence-based educational practices and collaboration with school and community stakeholders. Students served range from pre-kindergarten through age 21.

Requirements

Professional Educator’s License with School Psychologist Endorsement/Certification in Illinois.
Experience working with children and adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional difficulties in a school setting.
Extensive experience with the social-emotional components of the IEP process, including functional assessment/behavior intervention plans and SEL goal writing.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Strong consultative and data analysis abilities.
Ability to develop a wide range of interventions to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers.
Knowledge of childhood mental illnesses and empirically based interventions.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide regional leadership to help students succeed.
Work with parents, educators, and other professionals to create supportive academic learning and social environments.
Use data-based decision-making, multidisciplinary collaboration, functional behavior assessment, SEL goal writing, behavioral approaches, intervention planning, risk assessment, progress monitoring, and program evaluation.
Consult with educational staff, parents, and other professionals.
Work with children and adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional difficulties in a school setting.
Support the social-emotional components of the IEP process, including functional assessment/behavior intervention plans and SEL goal writing.
Develop empirically supported interventions for diverse children and adolescents.
Collaborate with teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers.
Travel locally to the school network and occasionally regionally.