Psychologist

Description

Job Overview:

We seek a Part-Time (21 hours) Psychologist to join our Psychology team, who will work within a dynamic and collaborative culture with Faculty and Staff. The age range of the student population within the school is pre-K through middle school. However, this role will primarily be responsible for our younger students in our Early Childhood and Lower School.

Essential Functions: 

• Facilitate group and individual counseling with students, meeting with students on an as-needed basis.
• Consult with teachers, specialists, the division director, parents, and outside providers to support students’ social-emotional development.
• Participate and/or lead Social and Emotional Learning Classes.
• Complete classroom observation and deliver feedback regarding student behavior and engagement to teachers as appropriate, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Recommend and Implement therapeutic programs in the classroom, training and supporting teachers on how to use them.
• Coordinate and facilitate social groups as needed.
• Discuss high-risk students with the student’s education team, psychology team, and/or child study team, including developing risk assessments and behavioral plans as needed.
• Develop and provide oversight of individualized behavior support plans
• Coordinate crisis assessment and response
• Maintain student records, ensure effective data collection and management, upload and maintain student neuro-psych evals into Veracross and coordinate neuro-psych feedback meetings, maintaining meeting minutes and confidential observation and behavioral data.
• Collaborate with the technology team on planning and implementing Digital wellness units.
• Attends regular school meetings, including school-wide meetings, meetings with the Division Director and relevant Cluster meetings 
• Facilitate coffee talks within Divisions and with parents
• Recommend and interface with outside professionals to provide coordinated treatment
• Support students with executive functioning skills
• Review neuropsychological reports of current and prospective students
• Participate in meetings and communications with faculty and parents.
• Willing to display a commitment to anti-bias and anti-racism work and to promoting inclusion, belonging and equity through their work in the classroom and school community
• Ensure a commitment to the school’s DEI mission and goals by participating in continuous professional development for learning differences, anti-racism and anti-bias of all kinds.
• Attend full faculty and staff meetings. 
• Willing to commit to anti-bias and anti-racism work and to promoting inclusion, belonging and equity through their work in the classroom and school community. 
• Ensure a commitment to the school’s DEI mission and goals by participating in continuous professional development for learning differences, anti-racism and anti-bias of all kinds.
• Be an active member of the Gaynor community
• Other duties and responsibilities as deemed appropriate

Qualifications

Qualifications & Skills:

• Master‘s degree required (Doctoral preferred)
• NYS Licensed Psychologist (Licensed Clinical Social Worker with strong school experience will also be considered)
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience
• Strong diagnostic and clinical skills, including Neuropsychological testing experience
• Knowledge of the cognitive, linguistic, and developmental needs
• Strong communication and organizational skills (both written and verbal)
• Sets a respectful, collaborative, and positive tone and recognizes our responsibility to create a diverse and inclusive environment that supports and celebrates each individual in our school community. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Clinical experience within a school setting with elementary-age students (Experience working with children with learning differences preferred)

Stephen Gaynor School offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive professional development program. Applicants are required to submit a resume, cover letter and contact details for at least two individuals who can supply reference letters upon appointment. 

Please apply online at Employment Opportunities.

THE GAYNOR DIFFERENCE: UNLOCKING EACH STUDENT’S POTENTIAL

A pioneer in special education founded in 1962, Stephen Gaynor School is an independent Pre-K, Lower, and Middle School for bright children with language-based learning differences.

At Stephen Gaynor School, students with learning differences develop essential academic and critical thinking skills through individualized and evidence-based approaches, empowering them to reach their full potential. Students learn to advocate for themselves and others while actively building an inclusive community, a sense of belonging, and a belief in their own possibilities.

Nearly 400 students ages three to 14 attend our school with a range of learning differences, from Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to speech, language, and reading delays such as dyslexia. With more than 60 years of experience in special education and a dedication to continuous improvement, Gaynor has the expertise to help children break down barriers to learning, build self-esteem, and realize academic success.

Our expert staff provides an unparalleled level of personal attention in a nurturing environment, allowing students to be academically challenged yet supported every step of the way.

Children leave Stephen Gaynor School full of smiles and self-confidence, well-prepared for the next step on their educational journey.

Our Diversity Mission: Stephen Gaynor School is dedicated to promoting and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion within our school community. We recognize, value, and celebrate many types of diversity, including neurodiversity, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, ability, religion, sexual orientation, family composition, language, and gender identity/expression.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Stephen Gaynor School is an equal employment opportunity employer. Gaynor is committed to building a culturally diverse and anti-racist workforce. We provide opportunities for employment without discrimination or harassment on the basis of (including hairstyle), color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, gender expression, national origin, alienage, age, pregnancy, marital/partnership status, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran or active military service member status, disability, genetic predisposition, status as a victim of domestic violence, prior arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, salary history, unemployment status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law (collectively, the “Protected Characteristics”).

Salary : $81,664 - $105,364