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St. Joseph County ISD SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST in Centreville, Michigan
POSITION GOAL:
The School Psychologist serves as a team member to local districts with data analysis. The professional serves to support school teams at the student, classroom, grade level, building and district through consultation, collaboration and MTSS process.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide School Psychological services to any student as outlined in Special Education Rules and Regulations.
- Collaborate with staff in planning educational intervention, MTSS, curriculum, behavioral management, and teaching strategies.
- Consult, counsel, and collaborate with students, parents, school personnel, and appropriate outside personnel regarding mental health, behavioral and educational concerns utilizing psychological principles.
- Provide psychological evaluation for students referred as candidates for special education programs, and provide reports to the appropriate educational authority.
- Perform systematic direct observation of students.
- Administer tests, which may include intelligence, achievement, adaptive behavior, perceptual-motor, in addition to criterion referenced and curriculum-based assessments.
- Interpret and analyze psychological data for professionals, parents, students, and appropriate others.
- Collaborate in program planning and evaluation services for decision-making purposes.
- Provide strategies for student classroom, building and district success to teachers, service providers, parents and administrators.
- Practice in accordance with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Principles for Professional Ethics, and Professional Conduct Manual.
- Provide own transportation between assigned buildings and transport psychological assessment materials to these locations.
- Demonstrate sufficient computer knowledge and skills necessary for electronic record-keeping.
- Collaborate with parents, multidisciplinary evaluation team members, school administrators and other community agencies to develop an accurate understanding of a student's disability and the impact of the disability on the student's educational performance.
- Other duties as assigned by the St. Joseph County ISD Administration.