School Psychologist
Company: Greenfield Union School District
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: January 16, 2023
Job Description:
GOAL: Under general direction of the Director of Support
Services, to evaluate the needs of children in an educational
setting; to perform psycho-educational assessments to determine
appropriate programs and instructional processes to enable students
to achieve maximum achievement and adjustment; to assist students
in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or
academic problems and issues; to serve as a resource pertaining to
student behavior management and learning strategies; and to
complete other related functions as directed . ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS:
- Performs a variety of individual psycho-educational assessments
which assist in diagnosis of specific learning, emotional and
behavioral disabilities;
- Prepares recommendations pertaining to student remediation,
placement in special programs, and psycho-educational
interventions;
- Consults and confers with school site staff in supporting the
development and maintenance of a school-based RTI model to support
all learners.
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of functional behavior
assessments and willingness to design and implement behavior
interventions to increase appropriate target behaviors with
students.
- Meets with teachers and parents for pupil evaluation reviews,
and provides pupil profiles of student progress-monitoring, and
learning strengths and weaknesses;
- Serves as a member to student intervention teams when needed
and collaborates with other team members in planning special
programs, and in the use of remedial instructional materials for
students with special needs;
- Consults with parents to further their understanding of the
learning and emotional adjustment issues to their children;
- Counsels pupils individually and in small groups using a
variety of data collection and counseling techniques;
- Serves as a resource to site and district personnel and members
of the school community concerning services for students;
- Assists in the development and monitoring of individual
education plans for students withexceptional needs;
- Assists in identifying school psychological service needs;
- Plans and presents, as requested, information pertaining to
school psychological services, current research, and best practices
in school psychology at staff meetings.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by the
by the Superintendent or designee, in order to accomplish the goals
and objectives of the district. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- In depth knowledge of principles, methods, strategies, and
trends in educational, social, and emotional adjustment assessment
techniques;
- Applicable and appropriate psychological, social/emotional,
adaptive, and achievement appraisal instruments, techniques, and
procedures;
- Social service and youth service agencies in the local
area;
- Social, emotional and behavioral characteristics of preschool;
elementary; and middle school age students;
- Evaluation and research techniques, strategies, and procedures;
Curriculum and instruction programs beneficial to pupils with
special learning needs.
- Effectively and efficiently assess students and aid them in
analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral,
educational, social and emotional problems and concerns;
- Conduct, analyze, and effectively utilize a variety of
individual and group counseling techniques applicable to the
student with learning, behavioral and emotional needs;
- Effectively deal with site and district personnel, parents, and
social service agencies in resolving student problems and
concerns;
- Effectively participate in the planning and implementation of
individual educational plans;
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form;
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions with
minimal accountability controls;
- Establish and maintain effective organizational, public and
community relationships.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essentials functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger,
handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is
occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The
employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds,
frequently lift and/or move up to l 0 pounds, and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust
focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The work environment characteristic described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Keywords: Greenfield Union School District, Bakersfield , School Psychologist, Healthcare , Bakersfield, California
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