Openings as of 1/22/2025
This position is for the 2024-25 school year. Position Objective
To provide data and participate as a member of District teams to help students resolve such personal, emotional, and social problems as interfere with their adjustments to school and their capacity to enjoy the fullest benefits of the education offered to them.
Essential Functions:
Acts as a case manager for initial case study evaluation
Completes psychological evaluations for initial case studies and re-evaluations
Determines appropriate evaluation methods to address referral concerns
Completes required paperwork
Serves on assigned schools’ RTI problem solving team
Consults with parents, staff members and/or team members
Completes psychological and consultation reports within the legal time lines
Communicates needed information with the team members
Participates in team meetings and staffings
Schedules time and notifies all participants of multidisciplinary conferences and necessary parent teacher conferences
Maintains ethical communication and standards
Maintains ethical and professional assessment standards
Keep appraised of current rules and regulations in the areas of special education and social work. Understands public laws which affect education process
Additional Functions:
Provides assistance/training in behavior management techniques
Assists with methods of curriculum instruction, adaptions/modifications
Assists with crisis interventions as needed
Provides in-service as needs arise in assigned area
Attends or participates in professional growth opportunities
Participates in district committees as necessary and appropriate
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Master’s degree or higher in psychology or educational psychology required
Illinois Professional Educator License with School Psychologist endorsement required
1+ year experience preferred
Competencies:
Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents
Adaptable to different work scenarios and schedules. Able to prioritize efforts in order to achieve a student-focused solution
Able to work in various team-oriented work groups to come to a student-focused solution
All school psychologists are required to understand and follow the National Association of School Psychologists Principle for Professional Ethics
Working conditions
Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting
Physical Demands: bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, repetitive motions, talking, hearing and visual acuity, ability to read and write, ability to speak and understand the English language. Must be able to lift an individual student
Environmental Conditions: The work is performed primarily indoors; however, outside work is required on occasion. Travel between buildings is a requirement