SY 25-26 School Psychologist

KIPP Columbus • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Senior School Psychologist at KIPP Columbus provides crucial support and services to students with disabilities. In this role, educators will have the opportunity to work with a caseload of students in grades K-12, across KIPP Columbus’ schools. The primary focus areas of the Senior School Psychologist are to assess and identify KIPPsters eligible for special education or gifted services, assist school teams with their MTSS/RtI process, and work in collaboration with other service providers and student services team members to ensure a high quality continuum of services is available to all KIPPsters. Job Description The Senior School Psychologist will be licensed by the State Board of Psychology (pursuant to HB409 effective 1/1/2025) with a minimum of 1 year experience as a School Psychologist.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year experience as a School Psychologist
• Active State Board of Psychology (pursuant to HB409 effective 1/1/2025) license as a School Psychologist
• Experience in analyzing student data and using data to inform the development of specialized services
• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community
• Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
• Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities
• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy)

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological and academic assessments and collect and interpret student and classroom data
• Support teachers in providing individualized instruction and interventions and progress monitoring
• Promote positive student and classroom behavior while encouraging student motivation/engagement
• Improve students’ development, including communication, social skills and social-emotional learning
• Assess students' emotional and behavioral needs; provide individual/group counseling
• Promote problem-solving, anger management, resilience and conflict resolution
• Coordinate services with community-based providers
• Provide culturally responsive services to students and families from diverse backgrounds
• Assess diverse learning needs and modify or adapt curricula and instruction
• Plan appropriate individualized education programs for students with disabilities
• Monitor and effectively communicate with parents about student progress
• Provide crisis prevention and intervention services; Help families understand children’s learning and emotional needs
• Connect families with community service providers when necessary
• Enhance staff understanding of and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Assist in navigating special education processes
• Generate, collect and interpret useful student and school outcomes data
• Collect and analyze data on risk and protective factors related to student outcomes
• Plan services at the district, building, classroom and individual levels

Benefits

• KIPP Columbus offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit plan including medical and dental insurance, as well as group term life insurance, retirement plan and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees