School Psychologist 2025/2026

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

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Job Summary
The School Psychologist works within an assigned Elementary, Middle, and/or High School building, and provides a variety of services, including special education evaluations, social skills and behavioral training and student support, collaboration with school staff, consultation with parents and teachers, intervention development and implementation, and data analysis. The School Psychologist is responsible for the delivery of psychological services for those students referred to special education in accordance with current federal and state regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Administer a variety of assessments following established protocols to complete comprehensive IDEA compliant evaluations. Tests may include, but are not limited to: individual intelligence tests, achievement tests, social skills, behavioral rating scales, etc.
• Analyze and accurately interpret student academic and behavioral data to parents, teachers, administrators and other professional staff
• Ability to problem-solve complex, unique student situations; as well as provide leadership to guide a team in making appropriate recommendations for student programming based upon individual student need and a variety of data points
• Evaluate and interpret assessments in verbal and written form utilizing sound professional judgment; recommend targeted interventions, recommend student placement into appropriate programs or classes; coordinate the procurement of necessary information and forms required for placing minors
• Utilize good professional judgement to make data-based decisions based upon data, which may also include discrepant data
• Work collaboratively as a team member with data teams, intervention teams, and on threat assessments.
• Conduct functional behavioral assessments.
• Assist in developing behavior intervention plans.
• Have an understanding of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and be able to recommend effective interventions based upon student need. Assist with developing intervention programs.
• Consult with other agencies and professionals, both public and private, for the purpose of correlating all available information regarding individual cases
• Consult with individual students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other professional staff regarding student potential and achievement level to aid in understanding and placing each student; recommend ways to help student or recommend sources of further assistance
• Lead professional development in assigned building regarding interventions and special education process and procedures.
• Act as a liaison with community professionals.
• Monitor compliance with assessment and IEPs; provide case management for students referred for special education
• Participate in faculty and staff meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements

• This position requires a Master’s Degree in School Psychology.
• Hold a valid Washington State ESA certificate with endorsement as a School Psychologist
• Have comprehensive knowledge of rules, regulations, and policies governing special education
• Have knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental disabilities
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and communicate results to a diverse audience
• Skill in providing culturally responsive services to student and families from diverse backgrounds
• Skill in systems evaluation, complex problem solving and inductive reasoning
• Have strong organizational and time management skills, as well as a strong work ethic
• Incumbent must be fingerprinted and clear a criminal background check.

Language Skills Mathematical Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business Ability to work with and apply mathematical periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, concepts such as proportions, fractions, laws or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, percentages, ratios and totals to practical

IEPs, letters in a manner that takes into account the reader. situations. Ability to analyze data and
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions interpret results. Knowledge of arithmetic, from groups of administrators, staff, the general public and the statistics, and their applications.
Board of Directors.

Reasoning Ability Supervisory Responsibilities
Ability to solve practical or complex problems and deal with Supervises paraeducators, a variety of concrete and abstract variables where only limited students, and volunteers. standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to the instructional program; ability to plan and implement therapies based on the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, parents and other professionals; skill in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board policies.

Physical Demands
The physical demands 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 is regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear, and occasionally required to sit. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk, may occasionally push or lift up to 35 pounds, such as boxes of books and audio carts. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and staff.

Work Environment
The environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate. Duties are performed indoors.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned. Newly hired employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Form and present documentation for review and verification in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control
Act requirements. Washington State and FBI background check clearance is also required.
In accordance with RCW49.60, the Lake Stevens School District does not discriminate in employment and schools. The Lake Stevens School District provides Equal Educational and Employment Opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, handicap/disability, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, creed, religion, age, veteran or military status, use of a trained dog to guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and designated youth groups. The district complies with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations to include, but not limited to, Title IX, Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, RCW 49.60 “The Law Against Discrimination,” and RCW 28A.640 “Sex Equity,” and covers, but is not limited to, all district programs, courses, activities, including extracurricular activities, services, access to facilities, etc. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures should be directed to Lake Stevens School District, 12309 22nd St. NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258, Attention: Title IX and Civil Rights Officer, John Balmer, 425-335-1500 or ADA Compliance Officer and Section 504 Compliance Officer, Miriam Tencate, 425-335-1500.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $64,785.60 - $125,148.01 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Multiple locations

Salary : $64,786 - $125,148