NOTTOWAY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS  

PositionDescription

 

 

POSITION TITLE:	School Psychologist
LOCATION	Nottoway County Public Schools
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:	11 Month / 220 days
SUPERVISOR:	Director of Exceptional Education
FLSA STATUS:	Exempt

 

 

General Description

• Collaborate with teachers, parents, and school personnel to improve classroom management strategies or parenting skills; address mental health issues; assess, identify, and work with students with disabilities or gifted and talented students; and improve teaching and learning strategies for all students. Coordinate and facilitate the needs of students and the school district including evaluation, counseling, consultation, crisis intervention, threat and risk assessment, staff develop

Qualifications

• Eligibility for a Pupil Personnel Services or Postgraduate Professional license with an endorsement in School Psychology. 
• Completion of an approved program in school psychology to include at least 60 graduate hours that culminate in at least a master’s degree or hold a certificate issued by the National school Psychology Certification Board. 

Essential Job Functions

• Serves on various school-based student assistance committees
• Provides school faculty training on positive behavior supports; warning signs for students at-risk for serious emotional behavior
• Conducts functional behavior assessments
• Provides group counseling targeting behavioral intervention strategies
• Serves on school safety and crisis team
• Conducts assessments of students experiencing academic and social adjustment problems in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations for exceptional education services.
• Complete psycho-educational evaluations and other assessments in compliance with mandated timelines.
• Collaborates with teachers, school social worker, administrators, and other school personnel to provide research-based strategies, intervention and progress monitoring to address academic and behavioral needs of students.
• Performs structured observations of students in the school setting to resolve problems with learning and/or behavior.
• Consults with teachers, administrators and other school personnel to help them better understand and work with individual behavior.
• Develops and implements targeted behavior strategies/interventions to support student emotional needs and improve behavior and academic achievement.
• Completes student risk assessments.
• Serves as member or school-based student assistance teams; special education eligibility committees and on school safety and crisis intervention teams. 
• Provides individual and/or group counseling for students including anger management and crisis intervention services that include grief counseling and debriefing for students and school staff.
• Creates individual treatment plans.
• Provides case management services to implement a comprehensive student service plan at school, home, and in the community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of psychological theory and practice including assessment and test theory, diagnostic categories, personality assessment, learning disabilities, statistics, and counseling theories; knowledge of and adherence to legal procedures as contained in local, state, and federal policies governing special education, including IDEA laws and guidelines; knowledge of and adherence to professional and ethical standards of the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists; knowledge of counseling techniques, behavioral management techniques, classroom instructional interventions, and parent training strategies.

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; to hear, understand speech, and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly at normal levels indoors and on the telephone. Physical agility to drive, bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

 

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• References
• Applicants must submit two (2) written references: one reference should be from a current or previous supervisor. Applicants may use the Nottoway County Public Schools reference form that is incorporated in the online application or a signed, dated letter of reference.
• Successful outcomes of the following background investigations/tests are required before any offer of employment can be finalized:
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation

Special  Requirements

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

 

Nottoway County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements; however, the administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.