School Psychologist
Position Type:
High School Teaching
Date Posted:
9/14/2023
Location:
Proviso West High School
Date Available:
Upon Approval
Closing Date:
Until Filled
POSITION TITLE:
School Psychologist
REPORTS TO:
Building Principal
The Psychologist is responsible for pre-referral consultation/intervention/ RTI , as well as screening and identification of students referred for possible special education services and providing consultation to staff and students.
Qualifications:
Required
POSITION
Responsibilities:
The essential job duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary
High School Teaching
Date Posted:
9/14/2023
Location:
Proviso West High School
Date Available:
Upon Approval
Closing Date:
Until Filled
POSITION TITLE:
School Psychologist
REPORTS TO:
Building Principal
The Psychologist is responsible for pre-referral consultation/intervention/ RTI , as well as screening and identification of students referred for possible special education services and providing consultation to staff and students.
Qualifications:
Required
- Valid Illinois Professional Educators License w/ school psychologist endorsement
- Masters Degree
- Bilingual- Spanish Speaking
- Previous Experience as School Psychologist
POSITION
Responsibilities:
The essential job duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary
- Pre-referral consultation/intervention/RTI, including but not limited to:
- Being a standing member of the pre-referral team within the assigned school(s)
- Observing the student(s)
- Serving as an assessment specialist who may do any or all of the following:
- Screen at-risk children for intervention
- Monitor progress during intervention
- Assess instructional strategies
- Consult with teachers to add instructional strategies/interventions
- Monitor response to curriculum modification
- Serving as an instructional intervention specialist who plans intervention and individual education programs on the basis of all necessary curriculum components and implements or supervises the implementation of intervention
- Participating in ongoing training/in servicing related to job duties
- Consulting with teachers and other team members on an ongoing basis
- Serving as a technical assistant for the support of implementation of RTI in the assigned schools
- Conducting an evaluation of each student assigned which shall include, but not be limited to:
- Conducting pre-diagnostic meetings in order to determine scope and sequence of needed evaluations
- An interview with the child
- Classroom observation(s)
- Consultation with the child's parents and teacher(s)
- A review of the child's academic history and current educational functioning
- A psycho educational evaluation if the child's learning processes and level of educational achievement
- Administration of specialized evaluations specific to the nature of the child's problems
- Conduct Functional Behavior Analysis for student, if required
- Help create Behavior Intervention Plan for student, if required(consultation with team members required for this)
- Attend pre-referral and screening team meetings in buildings assigned
- Enter information regarding the psycho educational evaluation on CRT at least 24 hours prior to the extended IEP team meeting
- Participate in the extended IEP team meetings and other such procedures as necessary, including manifestation determination review meetings
- As part of the team determining the nature of a child's problems through a full case study evaluation, the Psychologist will, when necessary, participate in:
parent conferences, classroom observations, consultations with local agencies, extended IEP team meetings, case follow-ups, consultations with teachers, the other diagnosticians assigned to the case, supervisors, and social workers - Attending PAEC meetings, completing psychological evaluation reports, and scheduling/chairing pre-diagnostic meetings (PDM's)
- Participating in other duties based on the needs of students and programs. These may include teacher in-service, counseling, screening of students (preschool, etc), parent groups, supervision of interns, research of ongoing programs, and development of new programs.
- Complete and monitor progress of the child's vision and hearing status by utilizing the Vision and Hearing Tracking form
- Monitor the status of obtaining a consent for re-evaluation by utilizing the Re-evaluation Consent Tracking form
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Special Education Department Chair, Superintendent or designee
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