Position Summary
This is a temporary, full time (1.0 FTE) position for the 2024/2025 school year. The above salary references a 2023/24 1.0 FTE salary.
This position will work collaboratively with a licensed School Psychologist to provide consultation and collaboration with staff and parents, conduct psycho-educational evaluations and advise on effective prevention and intervention activities. Major activities of the position may include leading the evaluation planning process, assisting and completing comprehensive special education evaluations, analyzing and interpreting evaluation results and supporting school teams to make data-based decisions.
Essential Functions:

1. Communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) and collaboratively with students, parents and staff.
2. Participate in building data team meetings and district school psychologist meetings.
3. Assists in the completion of special education evaluations under the following eligibilities: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Disturbance, Intellectual Disability, Other Health Impairment, Specific Learning Disability and Traumatic Brain Injury.
4. Interpret evaluation and progress monitoring data, psychological and psychiatric reports and special education documents.
5. Use a variety of assessment tools to assess academic skills, cognitive ability, psychological processing, adaptive and social skills, emotional/behavioral status and mental health status.
6. Integrate evaluation data into a clear, organized and educationally relevant evaluation report
7. Facilitate special education meetings
8. Use technology fluently to manage all components of the job
9. Maintain records in an accurate and confidential manner consistent with applicable rules.
10. Capacity to drive between schools during the work day.
11. Performs other duties as requested by the Student Services Director or special education administrator.
12. Peforms other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Meets the standards of Competent and Ethical Performance as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR 584-020-000 to 584-020-0045). The following are examples of principle duties; however, any one position may not cover all duties listed and examples may not cover all duties an employee is expected to perform.

1. Cultivates and models a respectful working and learning environment.
2. Works effectively and collaboratively with diverse student, staff and community populations.
3. Strives to improve professional competence through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, classes, and other professional development activities.
4. Remains an active learner, being willing to learn new ways to do things.
5. Follows-up appropriately on all referrals for assessment services.
6. Uses a wide variety of assessment techniques to evaluate students' academic skills, learning aptitudes, personality and emotional development, adaptive behavior, and social skills.
7. Integrates assessment data into a concise, organized and educationally relevant evaluation report.
8. Coordinates all special education evaluations and three year re-evaluations for all students in the district.
9. Attends data team meetings in the assigned school(s), IEP meetings and meetings of the school psychologists.
10. Responds to questions from parents concerning the evaluation process and district procedures.
11. Maintains accurate, complete and confidential records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations.
12. Maintains compliance with state and federal rules for establishing special education eligibility and completing evaluations.
13. Works harmoniously with others and communicates effectively (both orally and in writing) with students, parents and staff.
14. Works as an active, contributing team member of school teams, regional teams, district teams and Student Services Department groups to solve problems and create new opportunities.
15. Facilitates special education meetings.
16. Operates computer and software programs as related to job responsibilities.
17. Performs other duties as requested by the Student Services administrator.
18. Frequent or prolonged standing, walking and sitting.
19. Frequent and prolonged talking/hearing conversations.
20. Experience differentiating practices for diverse populations.
21. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff and community populations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Complete all university program requirements to successfully complete internship experience.
• Enrolled in an accredited Master's degree or higher school psychology program.
• Enrolled in an internship class with a university program advisor.
• Demonstrated successful completion of school psychology practicum experience.
• Demonstrated successful course completion in cognitive, behavioral, and
• academic testing and related skills.

To view the complete job description visit: https://www.4j.lane.edu/hr/jobdescriptionsandclassif/licensedpositions/
Additional Information
Complete application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or processed, there are no exceptions.
We do not accept walk-in, faxed, or applications via mail. All applications must be submitted using the GovermentJobs website. It is your responsibility to submit a complete application. Submitting an application does not guarantee any candidate an interview. Candidates are interviewed by appointment only. If you apply to more than one job, an application is required for EACH job posting.
ALLrequired documentation must be scanned and attached in order to submit an online application.
Required documents for this posting are:

• Copy of Educational License(s)
• Copy of all college (undergraduate and graduate) transcripts. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted during the application process. If an applicant is hired they will be required to submit official transcripts prior to the start of employment.
• Three (3) letters of recommendation. Must be from the last 2 years and one letter must be from a supervisor.
• Test results if applicable. (ie. ORELA or PRAXIS)

Upon offer of employment applicants must provide 4J Human Resources a complete set of official transcripts. We highly suggest that you order a set to have available in the event you are hired.
Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon State Police Department and the FBI through a process authorized by the Eugene School District 4J. Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
The Eugene School District 4J does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity in admission or access to the treatment of employment in its programs and activities as required by state and federal law. If you have any complaints, please contact the HR Department at (541) 790-7670.
It is the District's policy to provide qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with applicable law. Applicants wishing to claim veterans' preference must provide the following military documents verifying their eligibility:

Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge OR a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating the applicant receives a non-service connected pension.

Disabled Veterans: A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (a federal DD Form 214 or 215), which shows character of service upon discharge AND a copy of the applicants veteran's disability preference letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (unless the information is included on the DD Form 214 or 215).

For veterans' preference to apply, the required military documents must be submitted to the District at the time of application submission.
There are a wide variety of benefits to eligible Eugene School District 4J employees. These benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability, flexible spending accounts, 403B, and an employee assistance program.
Positions at a minimum of four hours (0.5 FTE) are benefit eligible. Please contact the hiring administrator if you have questions about this position's benefit eligibility.
For a complete description of benefits available for 4J employees please visit our Employee Benefits webpage at www.4j.lane.edu/hr/benefits.