TITLE:

                School Psychologist

POSITION TYPE:

                Exempt

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

                To promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for students in Prince George County

                Schools by providing comprehensive psychological services

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a Pupil Personnel License with a School Psychologist endorsement from the Virginia State Board of Education
• Minimum requirements include:
  • Master’s Degree plus 30 hours in School Psychology with a one year supervised internship completed or Educational Specialist Degree in School Psychology with a one year supervised internship completed
  • Virginia State Board of Education requirements for School Psychologist for licensure must be met
  • Nationally Certified School Psychologist preferred

REPORTS TO:

                Director of Student Services

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBLILTIES:

• Assist with the early identification of students at risk for school problems by:
  • Serving as a resource on School Based Intervention Teams
  • Assisting with kindergarten screenings with requested
  • Following up on referrals made by community agencies
  • Collaborating with community partnerships in prevention/intervention services to students and families (i.e. Back to School Fair, Toddler Fair, Transition Fair, etc.)
  • Collaborating with school personnel at secondary level with suicide prevention programs
  • Assisting schools with the implementation of the Suicide Prevention Guidelines
• Assist in the determination of educational disabilities for those students preschool through high school level referred for a comprehensive evaluation by serving as a permanent member of the Eligibility Committee
  • Completing initial and triennial psychological evaluations of students referred for special education
  • Reviewing psychological reports received from outside evaluators
• Assist with appropriate placement of disabled students by:
  • Serving on the IEP committee, when requested
  • Serving as an IEP member for Manifestation Determination Review, when requested
  • Serving as a team member to conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments and assist in the development of Behavior Intervention Plans, when requested
• Serve as a consultant to school personnel by:
  • Providing in-service to faculty and staff, when requested
  • Interpreting psycho-social information, as appropriate
  • Making recommendations regarding appropriate teaching methods of learning environments, upon request
  • Consulting with school administrators regarding students with commit discipline infractions
  • Acting as liaison between school system and mental health community
  • Assisting in the development of appropriate classroom programs (behavior modification, token economies) as necessary
  • Conducting student mental health assessments as part of the Threat Assessment process when requested by the Threat Assessment team
  • Completing an intelligence test on students referred for Gifted & Talented assessments, when requested
• Work with community agencies on identified youth in need of services by:
  • Providing information requested by Social Services, Mental Health, or other agencies when appropriate releases are provided
  • Assisting with secondary level student transition services in collaboration with community services
  • Serving as a member with the Family Assessment & Planning Team, when requested
• Provide interventions for students when needed by:
  • Counseling individual students
  • Counseling groups of students with identified special needs
  • Counseling selected identified at-risk students
  • Assisting with School Crisis Intervention
  • Assisting with School Threat Assessment Teams
• Encourage family support for student achievement by:
  • Involving parent/guardians in conferences
  • Presenting education programs for parents
  • Making home visits when necessary
  • Participating in school and community resource days to assist students and families
• Assist the Director of Student Services by:
  • Supervising the school psychologist intern, when needed
  • Attending stall meetings called by the Director
  • Serving on school committees requiring a psychologist’s expertise, when requested
• Remain current in school psychology best practices by:
  • Attending professional development opportunities sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education
  • Obtaining professional development as part of the Virginia Licensure Renewal process by attending conferences sponsored by the Virginia Academy of School Psychologists
  • Participating in community/state/national committees and organizations that address the needs of school-age children
• Perform other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Involves frequent traveling to and from schools
• Involves mild to moderate lifting/carrying of testing materials to and from schools
• Involves fine and gross motor skills as part of testing and counseling sessions with students

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

                10, 11, 12-month year contract as determined by the School Board; Salary based upon teacher’s scale extended

                Days

EVALUATION:

                Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of

                Personnel