What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist - Phoenix Main Campus position at Arizona Autism Charter Schools, Inc?
School Psychologist - Main Campus 4th-12th Grades
Arizona’s first and only autism-focused charter school is seeking a School Psychologist to implement a strategic plan for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process.
The School Psychologist will be responsible for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process aligned to IDEA and state guidelines. The school psychologist will serve as a key member of the Special Education leadership team supporting compliance, programming, interventions and parent involvement.
Duties:
- Administer cognitive, achievement, social/emotional, adaptive, and autism spectrum assessments to students.
- Evaluate and interpret student data to make recommendations for appropriate services within the full range of regular and special education programs.
- Interpret individual test findings and recommendations to parents of students who are being considered for placement in special education programs.
- Consult with teachers, administrators, and other professionals on specific diagnostic findings concerning students, in an effort to maximize educational development through placement or educational management.
- Develop school mentor program to support students social emotional development
- Consult with parents concerning students’ learning potentials, achievement levels and personality adjustments, and recommend ways of helping the students and providing sources of further professional assistance.
- Make recommendations based on psychological findings in cases of exemption, retention, acceleration, and other placement situations.
- Prepare and submit special education data upon request
- Share in responsibility of reviewing incoming students’ records to ensure compliance.
- Attend IEP Meetings as the LEA representative as needed
- Develop and maintain school’s Child Find Process in compliance with ADE
- Assist in monitoring the accuracy of the school’s special education census.
- Keep informed of new developments in school psychology, educational practice, and special education law.
- Create and deliver professional development for all staff to support
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Valid Arizona School Psychologist certificate and license.
- Valid Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card
- Experience as a teacher or school counselor is preferred, OR any equivalent combination of experience and education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved
Benefits:
- School located at a new state of the art Autism Center
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401K
- Great professional development and advancement opportunities!
ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Positions in this class require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Working Conditions:
Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom environment.
Salary : $74,000
