2024-2025 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

School Year 2024-2025

The Montgomery County School Board in Virginia is now accepting applications for school psychologist positions that may become available within our division for the 2024 – 2025 school year.

Please note this is a "continuous recruit posting" to build an applicant pool for all schools. As positions become available, all qualified applicants with complete application files will be considered. Should a specific location/job be posted, you may also be required to apply to that posting.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The School Psychologist duties include, but are not limited to:

• Administering a variety of psychological evaluations to students to aid in determining eligibility for Special Education services
• Determines the test(s) to be given to the students on an as needed basis with respect to the referral (e.g. behavioral problems, emotional problems, learning disabilities)
• Assists in conducting re-evaluations of special education students when requested
• Confers with parents and school personnel to interpret test findings
• Consults with teachers and parents to explain the needs of the special education student
• Recommends to teachers and guidance counselors special activities geared to help the special education student
• Recommends alternative learning strategies to teachers of special education
• Helps identify all types of exceptional children within the school
• Assists with in-service training of school personnel
• Cooperates with community health and social welfare agencies
• Attends Child Study/Case Consultation meetings
• Writes a psychological report on every student that is referred to special education
• Provides individual and group counseling services to students

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a Pupil Personnel Services Certificate
• Hold a master’s degree in School Psychology
• Hold a state endorsement as a school psychologist
• Ability to support students by cooperatively working with parents/guardians and teachers
• Have experience and expertise in using technology in education
• Have experience in fostering an inclusive learning environment
• Have experience or working familiarity with Google Drive for instruction, collaboration and course work
• Have effective written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with parents and families
• Demonstrate the ability to work and collaborate with a team of other teachers
• Ability to be dependable and punctual

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced or have working familiarity with virtual education

SALARY: $51,475.80 - $86,682.10 annually, with benefits; plus a $1,500 stipend

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Montgomery County School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to
nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, or other personnel action
affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, discrimination in employment against any
person on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related
medical conditions, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation,
status as a veteran, and genetic information (including family medical history) is prohibited. Personnel
decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or
without reasonable accommodation, when necessary.
The Montgomery County School Board shall provide facilities, programs and activities that are
accessible, usable and available to qualified disabled persons. Further, the Montgomery County School
Board shall not discriminate against qualified disabled persons in the provision of health, welfare and other
social services.

Director of Human Resources and Assistant Director of Human Resources

750 Imperial Street SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 382-5100