Psychologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Completion of an Education degree and eligible to meet State of Iowa licensure requirements for School Psychologist.
• American Sign Language minimum level of advanced required.
• One of the following current licenses from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners: School Psychologist; or School Counseling; or Speech Language Pathologist.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in orientation and mobility; and Possession of a current Iowa Orientation and Mobility Specialist license.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field; and Possession of a current Iowa Teaching Certificate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Teaching license with subject area endorsement and deaf/hard-of-hearing endorsement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee school-wide student assessments.
• Complete academic, intellectual, adaptive behavior, and psychological evaluations with deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to 21 including students with additional disabilities.
• Write re-evaluation plans, full and individual evaluations, and comprehensive psychological evaluation reports.
• Work involves testing and evaluating students to determine instructional placement, support services, and disability eligibilities.
• Assist faculty and support staff in interpreting assessments and other student data.
• Assist faculty and support staff in IEP goal writing and progress monitoring.
• Provide assistance in identifying learners having academic/social-emotional/behavioral/developmental difficulties that could lead to school failure.
• Provide direct consultation, coaching, and modeling of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to faculty and support staff concerning student behaviors, curriculum development/adjustment, student learning style, adoption of methods and materials.
• Arrange, plan, and deliver appropriate agency approved activities, including professional development, as directed by the Principal.
• Work with teachers and GHAEA staff to ensure ISD IEPs are compliant and of high quality.
• Attend IEPs to discuss assessments.
• Monitor and help student attainment of academic, social/personal, and emotional competencies.
• Counsel students in the personal/social, academic, emotional domains.
• Provide crisis counseling.
• Provide referral services to community agencies.
• Communicate with parent(s).
• Assist with student intakes: Tours, contacts, request for records, attend IEP meetings and complete initial evaluations.
• Other duties as assigned to support students or the school.
• Participate in continuing professional development activities to enhance professional knowledge and skills.
• Use research in school practice by (a) reading research literature, (b) distributing and synthesizing research findings, and (c) conducting action research related to applied problems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package