Closing Date:
05/17/2023

QUALIFICATIONS: Regular California credential authorizing service as school psychologist
REPORTS TO: Administrator as assigned
FUNCTION: To apply psychoeducational principles and knowledge in the assessment, classification, prevention and treatment/education of children with school-related learning, social and emotional difficulties
RESPONSBILITY:
1. Review, select, design and/or implement individual assessment plans
a) Conduct observations of child in school and/or home and present descriptions of conditions which affect student’s learning, emotional and/or social development
b) Assist parents, teachers and students in developing and/or implementing assessment methods (e.g. criterion-referenced, observation and others) on which psycho-educational decisions will be based
c) Diagnose student’s social, emotional and learning difficulties
2. Synthesize and interpret assessment data to develop verbal and written reports which answer referral question(s), explain relationship of data to decisions made, help determine educational placement and provide recommendations to assist child
3. Participate in School Guidance Team meetings and Individual Education Program meetings, and provide recommendations about student needs to teachers, aides, principals, counselors, parents and outside agencies
a) Provide inservice to teachers, parents, aides, principals and counselors to include both preventive and remedial psychological applications
4. Provide individual and/or group psychological interventions to assist in remediating social, emotional and/or learning problems
a) Provide clear definitions of target behaviors, provide behavioral objectives and design interventions which others implement
b) Conduct follow-up activities
AUTHORITY:
1. To contact, observe and interact with students, teachers and parents
2. To recommend most appropriate educational placement, program and/or services
3. To involve significant others in development of appropriate educational plans
4. To implement, advise and/or utilize psychological intervention strategies

SALARY: $124,225 - $150,657 annually (199 days) (max. salary includes all longevity and educational stipends)
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District’s “Improvement of Professional Services” handbook, Board Policies and Procedures and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable
MINIMUM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
An online application and any documents listed below must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on May 17, 2023.

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with application. District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. Please check with Human Resources regarding acceptable documents. For positions requiring college course work official transcripts will be required upon employment.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to meet all application requirements and supply copies of all required documents. A separate set of paperwork is required for each application submitted. All application materials submitted become the property of Bakersfield City School District.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator’s license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act.
The Bakersfield City School District wishes to thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Positions may be re advertised or application deadlines extended at the discretion of the District. Unless otherwise notified by the District, applications received in response to this bulletin will be considered for available District positions in this classification during the current school year. Those meeting minimum qualifications, including passage of required tests, will remain active during this time. Applicants will not be individually notified of their application status.
Any candidates contacting, directly or indirectly, any member of the Board of Education and/or administration with the intention of influencing their or another candidates selection to any administrative position shall be disqualified without recourse.
The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract expressed or implied and any of the provisions contained herein may be modified or revoked without notice.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Bakersfield City School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact your school site principal and/or the District’s Chief Equity Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator: Erin Johnston, Director I, Human Resources, 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305, (661) 631-4663, johnstone@bcsd.com.
El Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Bakersfield prohíbe la discriminación, la intimidación, el acoso (incluido el acoso sexual) o el acoso basado en la ascendencia, el color, la discapacidad, la etnia, el género, la expresión de género, la identidad de género, el estado migratorio, el estado civil, el origennacional, estado parental, estado de embarazo, raza, religión, sexo, orientación sexual o asociación con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas. Si tiene preguntas o quejas, comuníquese con el director de su escuela y / o el Director de Cumplimiento de Equidad del Distrito, el Coordinador de la Sección 504 y el Coordinador del Título IX: Erin Johnston, Directora I, Recursos Humanos, 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305, (661) 631-4663, johnstone@bcsd.com.