What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist position at Loyola Academy?
- 3-5 years of demonstrated experience as a School Psychologist/Faculty leader and experience supporting students with learning disabilities
- Experience as a collaborator on teams with other teachers
- Experience reading and interpreting neuropsychology evaluations, 504, and IEP plans
- Experience conducting assessments to identify student learning needs
- Master’s Degree in School Psychology or equivalent certificate/license preferred
- Organization and high attention to detail is essential
- Strong and effective communication skills are essential
- Act as the Loyola Academy’s primary point of contact and support for student learning needs, Loyola Academy’s School Psychologist
- Reports to the Associate Principal for Student Success.
- Serves on the Tier 2 & 3 Counseling Team, O’Shaughnessy, Student Success and MTSS/RTI teams
- Instructs and supports students individually and small groups as necessary.
- Serves as the primary contact for families seeking accommodations:
- Conducts, reads, interprets, assesses, and communicates the results of psycho-educational diagnosis to school personnel and parents through conferences and written reports
- Assess the psycho-educational testing submitted to Loyola for incoming and current students to determine the academic support Loyola Academy can provide the student.
- Create Academic Achievement Plans for all students who receive academic accommodations at Loyola Academy.
- Conduct annual meetings to review the academic progress of all students who receive academic accommodations and make changes to plans as needed.
- Communicate students’ Academic Achievement Plans and approved accommodations with appropriate faculty and identify how their learning differences manifest in the classroom.
- Review the need to offer additional accommodations at Loyola Academy
- Oversee the requests, submit applications and appeals for accommodations to ACT and College Board for students who receive academic accommodations at Loyola Academy
JobID: 863
Position Type:
Student Support Services/Psychologist
Student Support Services/Psychologist
Date Posted:
1/28/2025
1/28/2025
Location:
Loyola Academy
Loyola Academy
Loyola Academy seeks to fill the position of School Psychologist for our 2024-2025 Academic Year. Loyola Academy is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school committed to forming women and men for others in service to the Church and the world. Our graduates are open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, physically fit, and committed to doing justice. We seek a committed, faith-filled, academically qualified leader who is able to embody and advance the mission of the school as an apostolic work of the Society of Jesus.
QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
BENEFITS
Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Salary based on experience, starting at $50,000
Disclosure: The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the employee occupying this position or the only necessary skills. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Loyola Academy conducts background checks as part of its pre-employment screening process. Applicants will be directed to complete such background checks upon request.
Loyola Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, age or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $50,000
