Cleveland City Schools - School Psychologist

Cleveland City Schools•Cleveland, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The School Psychologist supports academic and behavior intervention for students with disabilities by defining and measuring behavior, understanding reinforcement principles, teaching new behaviors, implementing strategies for decreasing behavior, collecting data, and identifying antecedents. This role involves conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations, assessing intellectual, developmental, academic, social/emotional, and behavior status, and interpreting assessment data to write reports and develop intervention plans. The psychologist will also counsel students individually and in groups, provide crisis intervention, and participate in Support Team meetings. They will administer standardized and curriculum-based assessments, interpret results, complete psycho-educational reports, and review reevaluation summary reports. Additionally, the role supports the Response to Intervention and Instruction (RTI2) process, collaborates with teachers and stakeholders on academic, social, and behavioral issues for students with disabilities, and maintains strong communication skills when explaining evaluation results. Ethical practice, adherence to IDEA law and TN regulations, and timely submission of paperwork are crucial. The psychologist will assist with behavior difficulties, develop and implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), and complete Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs). They will attend IAIEP meetings, provide individual and/or small group social/behavioral intervention services, and attend IEP meetings for students in non-public school placements. Training staff on data interpretation and intervention development is also a key responsibility, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Collaboration with colleagues and parents is essential for service implementation, and continuous professional development through training, reading, and attending conferences is expected. Regular meetings with the Supervisor of Special Populations are scheduled, and other duties assigned by the supervisor will be performed.

Requirements

Valid Tennessee Professional License in School Psychology
Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel and parents
Ability to maintain a cooperative, harmonious relationship within the school setting which fosters recognition and respect for every individual
Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments
Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them
Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately
Form Perception: Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures

Responsibilities

Works with staff in defining and measuring behavior, understanding principles of reinforcement, teaching new behavior for SWDs, implementing strategies for decreasing behavior, collecting specific data and identifying antecedents
Conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations that include but are not limited to the assessment of intellectual, developmental, academic, social/emotional and behavior status
Uses informal or non-standardized evaluation techniques for assessment and data collection
Interprets and utilizes assessment data for the purpose of writing psychological reports and developing written intervention plans
Counsels students individually and in groups
Provides crisis intervention
Participates in Support Team meetings and provide information on pre-referral interventions and/or the RTI2 tiered intervention process
Administers standardized assessments and curriculum based assessments, provide interpretation of results, complete psycho-educational reports, and review reevaluation summary reports
Participates in the Response to Intervention and Instruction (RTI2) process, analyze the data for students with disabilities, and support collaboration within the schools
Provides consultation to all teachers and other stakeholders regarding students with disabilities’ academic, social, and behavioral problems
Maintains good written and oral communication skills when explaining evaluation results to parents, teachers, and administrators
Applies ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of services and observes IDEA law, TN Rules and Regulations regarding disability stands for students with disabilities that govern practice, eligibility and programming
Submits all required paperwork within a timely manner, adhering to all federal, state, and local laws and policies
Assists the learning support specialist with students with disabilities behavior difficulties including involvement with the development of IAIEP behavior goals
Develops and assist with the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and complete Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs)
Attends initial and/or reevaluation IAIEP meetings when determining eligibility/ineligibility of services
Provide individual and/or small group social/behavioral intervention services to students with disabilities as prescribed on the IAIEP
Attends initial IEP meetings for students who are in non-public school placements
Provides training to staff for the purpose of teaching interpretation of data analysis (i.e., CBMs, progress monitoring, etc.) how to use assessment data to develop appropriate interventions, and/or to share information gathered from conferences
Ensures compliance with all local and federal laws and state regulations relating to students with IAIEPs, students referred to special education and eligibility
Participate in staffing and annual reviews and facilitate the compilation of documentation for student records
Collaborates with others (e.g., teachers, other professional staff, and parents) for the purpose of implementing services in accordance with programmatic and regulatory requirements
Attends training/in-service meetings and conferences to develop professional attitudes and skills
Maintains professional skills through reading of current literature and by attending professional meetings and conferences
Meets with the Supervisor of Special Populations on regular basis to share concerns and successes
Performs other related duties assigned by the Supervisor of Special Populations