What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist position at Swain County Schools?
Reports to the Director of Student Services
Position Purpose:
School psychologists help students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. School psychologists collaborate, problem-solve, intervene, and evaluate to support the whole child within a Multi-Tiered System of Support. They use/support the use of evidence- and/or research-based interventions to overcome barriers to student success, and they analyze and evaluate data to support student growth. They work with multi-disciplinary educators, administrators, families, and other community based mental health professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students and strengthen connections between home and school.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with district and school leadership to implement a Multi-Tiered System of Support in order to ensure high quality instrruction matched to student need
- Provide services to schools including direct and indirect support of universal screenings; use of data-based problem-solving; data-based decision making; development of academic, social-emotional, and behavioral programming; progress monitoring; and interpretation of data to various stakeholders
- Consult with district staff, school staff, families, and community agencies regarding cognitive, academic, social, and behavioral performance/needs of individuals and groups of students
- Collaborate with Exceptional Children staff in order to prepare for initial referral and triennial reevaluation meetings
- Administer relevant assessments as needed in order to determins student strengths, needs, and areas of suspected disability
- Compose written reports of comprehensive psychoeducational assessments that assist with developing appropiate programming and instruction for students and provide these reports to various stakeholders
- Assist with the development, implementation, and review of Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Address and promote student safety through intervention and crisis response to schools, suicide screenings and threat assesments
- Provide professional development to stakeholders on pertinent topics
- Participate in professional learning activities
- Engage in professional growth that is linked to professional goals and district/school improvement plans and department strategic plans
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Characteristic:
- Valid School Psychologists License
Term of Employment:
- 10 Months Full Time
- Compensation based on the North Carolina State Salary Schedule.
