COFFEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Job Description

School Psychologist (Special Education)

Responsible to: Director of Special Education

Qualifications:

• Specialist or Doctorial Degree in School Psychology
• Certification in school psychology in accordance with state law and the State Board

Rules and Regulations

• Sufficient experience to perform duties
• NASP certification preferred

Essential Responsibilities:

• To enable student s to derive the fullest possible educational experience for school by

promoting their sense of self and addressing any behavioral, psychological or

mental health problems

• Helps identify within the school all exceptional students
• Help to maintain a system on all referred students; pre-referral and referral meetings

and maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality in all matters pertaining to

students, parents, staff, and programs

• Administers psychological tests and interprets assessment results for the purpose of

diagnosis and placement, assesses, designs, and modifies instruction for student

with a wide range of disabilities in the special education and general education

setting

• Assists in the development of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior

Intervention Plans; assists with the implementations of positive behavior support

systems

• Provides individual and group counseling and other mental health services as

appropriate

• Works collaboratively with others in a school-based/academic setting
• Consults on special educational needs of exceptional children
• Attends multidisciplinary team meetings for placement of individual students
• Provides consultation to teachers, parents, and school staff as needed
• Prepares and submits psycho educational reports within the legal time lines
• Acts as a liaison with community agencies that provide services to children
• Attends staff, professional, and interagency meetings
• Assists with in-services training of school personnel and provides in-service trainings

as needed

• Keep abreast of new developments and laws within the field of school psychology
• Assists students, families and schools deal with crisis situations
• May be a member of the school system emergency crisis team
• Assists in researching and planning programs that meet the special needs of the

students

• Assists with Child Find and necessary evaluations and placement
• Attend regional and national conferences to maintain appropriate licensure and best

practices in school psychology

• Other Responsibilities as determined by the Director of Schools

General Requirements:

• Follows Federal and State Laws and adopted policies and procedures in accordance

with School Board priorities

• Conducts oneself in the best interest of students, in accordance with the highest

standards of public education and in support of the District's Vision/Mission

Statements

• Maintains ethical standards, which include professionalism and the protection of

confidential student and staff information

• Other responsibilities and/or duties may be required and assigned