School Psychologist (SY26-27)

Boston Public Schools•Boston, MA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Boston Public Schools seeks a School Psychologist to provide psychological services to students ages pre-school through 22 years old who attend public, private, and parochial schools in Boston. These services include diagnostic, prescriptive, and remedial services, delivered individually and/or in group situations, and through consultation with other professionals.

Requirements

Licensed as a School Psychologist by the Massachusetts Department of Education
Demonstration of competency in the theory, administration, and interpretation of recognized standardized instruments
Ability to efficiently write comprehensive and informative reports that contain appropriate educational goals.
All reports must be computer generated in English

Nice To Haves

Background and experience in an urban setting providing educational and psychological services
Licensed Educational Psychologist
BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
In order to best serve all students, BPS prefers all core content teachers to be certified in their subject area and one or both of the following: Moderate Disabilities, English as a Second Language (at the appropriate grade level(s)).

Responsibilities

Provides psychological and educational evaluations in a timely manner for Boston students who attend public, private, and parochial schools.
Participates actively in Individualized Educational Planning Meetings in order to produce comprehensive and appropriate educational plans for students being evaluated.
Provides teachers and other professionals with consultation services that will assist them in helping each student reach his/her potential in the least restrictive educational environment.
Conducts classroom screening to assist teachers in planning effective educational strategies for all students.
Provides prevention and counseling services as needed, both individually and in small groups.
Provides intervention as needed and is a member of the crisis response team.
Participates as a member of the AAF Service Team in the schools to which the psychologist is assigned.
Works cooperatively with all members of the Office of Special Education and Student Services team, as well as all school staff to enhance the services offered to all students in the school system.
Performs other related duties as requested by the Assistant Director of Psychological Services.