What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist Intern, 2025-2026 School Year position at Special Education?
GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK
Perform full-range, comprehensive school psychological services, with supervision, to improve developmental, academic, and life outcomes for students ages 2 through 21, and to promote increased capacity of school/family/community systems to support achievement and social-emotional functioning of youth
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
During the course of the internship, the selected candidate will demonstrate and continue to develop skills and knowledge pertinent to NASP Blueprint Domains (BD) of Professional Competence: BD1 Data-based decision making and accountability; BD2 Interpersonal communication, collaboration, and consultation; BD3 Effective instruction and development of cognitive/academic skills; BD4 Socialization and development of life competencies; BD5 Student diversity in development and learning; BD6 School structure, organization, and climate; BD7 Prevention, wellness promotion, and crisis intervention; BD8 Home/school/community collaboration; BD9 Research and program evaluation; BD10 Legal, ethical practice, and professional development; BD11 Technological applications of practice. The ability to communicate openly and effectively with students, parents, community patrons, staff and administration as a positive representative of Culpeper County School system. The ability to maintain good working relationships with all employees and the public
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS
During the course of the internship, the selected candidate will develop and perform at a minimum, the following functions/tasks:
- Facilitating team problem-solving process to benefit students and the educational process (e.g., MTSS, FBA/BIP, etc.).
- Selecting, administering, scoring and interpreting standardized, criterion-referenced, projective, and/or curriculum-based instruments for purpose of multi-disciplinary evaluation of students.
- Identifying students for counseling services and delivering counseling services appropriate to students’ needs; maintaining schedules and procedures pertinent to students’ IEP goals, when appropriate.
- Assisting with conducting functional behavior assessments for the purpose of developing behavior support plans; collaborating with teachers and parents to support improved behavioral functioning of students.
- Providing indirect services to students by working to increase the professional and personal competency levels of others via training/inservice activities; serving the community in a professional capacity as committee member, speaker, consultant.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Applicants must be enrolled in a state-approved program in school psychology at the master's degree level that will result in at least 60 semester hours of graduate credit.
EVALUATION
The Executive Director of Special Education will collaborate with the supervising School Psychologist to evaluate performance on the ability and effectiveness of the School Psychologist Intern and his/her preparedness for a School Psychologist position.
Salary : $30,600
