Summary:

Provide evaluation, consultative, and counseling services in the school setting. Conduct psycho-educational evaluations and lead the multidisciplinary team in the process of identifying students as eligible for and in need of special education services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for a variety of tasks to include but not limited to:

• Lead the multidisciplinary team through the evaluation process when a student is referred for special education evaluation.

• Conduct cognitive, academic, behavior, adaptive behavior, and autism evaluations using sound assessments to determine eligibility for special education services.

• Participate in classroom observations.

• Prepare cohesive and timely evaluation reports.

• Interpret assessment data and impart it to parents and MET team members in a meaningful way.

• Determine students’ needs and develop programming recommendations based on evaluation outcomes.

• Lead the school’s pre-referral intervention team.

• Provide counseling services in alignment with student’s IEPs and/or 504 plans.

• Facilitate training on topics related to position on an as-needed basis.

• Consult with teachers and administrators regarding behavioral and academic concerns.

• Other duties as assigned by the Special Education Director.

Qualifications:

• Certification as a School Psychologist

• Master’s Degree required, Doctoral Degree preferred

• Experience conducting psycho-educational evaluations