Instructional Support School Psychologist
Job Description
Position Overview
The school psychologist at Prospect Academy is part of the school’s exceptional student services team. The psychologist may teach or supervise one or two social skills classes per day and have a caseload of students who have mental health services and goals. The psychologist will meet with these students according to schedules and Prospect’s vision for social emotional support. The school psychologist’s remaining time is spent assisting with MTSS, conducting assessments, being a part of the IEP team, and providing classroom push-in support when needed.
Who We Seek
If you are a self-reflective, motivated person who loves to learn and believes that the way we teach our most vulnerable learners can be more effective, then this is the place for you. We believe in empowering our students and families and we want to equip our teachers with the strongest skills possible so that they can grow and achieve what they want to, personally and professionally. We seek founding staff members who want to be a part of building something new and who will be flexible and comfortable with the ambiguity and challenges that are typical of a startup environment.
School Psychologist Responsibilities
- Serve as advocate and advisor for that small group of students and teach them to advocate for themselves.
- Serve as a staff point-person for parents of those students, including sending home positive updates on student progress 1-2 times per month and reaching out to parents when concerns arise.
- Teach one to two social skills classes per day to a small group of students or supervise classes being taught.
- Conduct various assessments in compliance with student IEPs and as needed by the school.
- Provide consistent one-on-one counseling support for students whose IEPs require social-emotional minutes
- Provide push-in classroom support as needed for students who need support with generalization of skills
- Give and score various social emotional, cognitive, and academic assessments
- Support our MTSS process with behavioral/mental health screening and participating on the MTSS team
- Participate in mental health meetings
- Support general education teachers in meeting students’ social-emotional needs in the classroom.
- Teach and mentor students in social-emotional concepts using research-based curricula
- Learn and engage in professional development to strengthen your own practice.
- Make data-based decisions and teach students how to do the same.
- Attend weekly coaching meetings.
- Consistently document your work with students.
- Collaborate and work with other teachers, coaches, and administrators.
- Other duties as assigned or needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Current Colorado Department of Education School Psychologist License or eligible for a Temporary License (TEE).
- Knowledge of best practices in school psychology.
- Experience administering a variety of assessments typically used in special education.
- Growth mindset, humility, and coachability; commitment to continuous learning and professional and personal growth.
- Ability to build rapport with students.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Commitment to restorative practices as an alternative to exclusionary disciplinary practices.
- Strong organizational skills.
Salary: Salary range for this position is $55,000 to $95,000 plus benefits, based on experience and education. Will consider a schedule from 0.6 FTE to 1.0 FTE.
