Canby School District is hiring a part-time school psychologist, to begin August 29, 2022. We are pleased to offer a $3,500 hiring bonus to certified bilingual new hires!

Why Canby?

Canby is a small town with a big vision for our schools and students. Comprised of nine schools that serve both rural and suburban areas, Canby is a growing and increasingly diverse school district where tradition and innovation come together to provide high quality, dynamic education opportunities to students of all abilities. 

What You’re Looking For

• A competitive, PERS-eligible salary and supplemental retirement saving opportunities; salary range is based on a 192-day work calendar and the 2021-22 salary schedule, with salary prorated to FTE
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include a generous district-paid contribution and tiered medical insurance rates to provide coverage for you and your dependents
• Optional life, short-term disability, AD&D, accident, hospital indemnity, and long-term care insurance through our partner providers
• Access to medical flexible spending accounts (FSA), dependent care accounts (DCA), and health savings accounts (HSA), with district-paid contributions if eligible
• Free mental health services, including counseling, assessments, and referrals, to support a healthy work-life balance through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Up to 12 quarter credits of tuition reimbursement at the Portland State University rate plus access to up to $500 in non-credit professional development funds per year
• One-on-one support for new educators through our professional mentorship program

What We’re Looking For

• Positive, energetic individuals who are motivated by a desire to serve
• Passionate educators who teach with joy, celebrate diversity, and believe every student can be successful
• Community-minded team players who are ready to collaborate successfully with colleagues, administrators, and families

If this sounds like you, please see the position details below and submit your application today!

About This Position

Primary responsibility shall include direct support and interventions to students, consultation with teachers and administrators, and leadership at assigned grade level schools to support special education processes and school wide practices and policies. Provide program leadership for student safety and appropriate collaboration and attention to each student’s readiness to learn including needed guidance, discipline, and welfare. Employee may work in a variety of elementary and/or secondary educational, individual or team settings.

Essential Functions of the Position

• Provide counseling, instruction, and mentoring for those struggling with social, emotional, and behavioral problems.
• Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning.
• Complete psychological, social and behavioral, and other evaluations in accordance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and district policies and procedures as part of the comprehensive evaluation process.
• Prepare required reports summarizing the assessment results and making recommendations to address the students’ education needs.
• Promote wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem
• solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism.
• Work with students and their families to:
• Identify and address learning and behavior problems that interfere with school
• Evaluate eligibility for special education services (within a multidisciplinary team)
• Support students' social, emotional, and behavioral health
• Make referrals and help coordinate community support service
• Work with teachers to:
• Collaborate and consult on management of the school caseload
• Identify and resolve academic barriers to learning
• Design and implement student progress monitoring
• Design and implement academic and behavioral interventions
• Support effective individualized instruction
• Work with administrators to:
• Collect and analyze data related to school improvement, student outcomes, and accountability requirements
• Implement school-wide prevention programs that help maintain positive school climates conducive to learning
• Promote school policies and practices that ensure the safety of all students by reducing school violence, bullying, and harassment
• Respond to crises by providing leadership, direct services, and coordination with needed community services
• Design, implement, and garner support for comprehensive school mental health programming
• Work with community providers to coordinate the delivery of services to students and their families in and outside of school help students transition to and from school and community learning environments, such as residential treatment or juvenile justice programs.
• Participate as crisis team member and provides crisis intervention for students and staff in the advent of sudden illness or injury.
• Make appropriate assessments and referrals for suspected abuse/neglect as a mandated reporter.
• Initiate contact with and acts as a liaison between the home, school, community health agencies and the private medical sector to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.
• Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the identification, evaluation, and placement of students into special education programs.
• Work collaboratively in a professional learning community with other teachers, support staff, and others as appropriate, in addressing the needs of students, developing effective practices, and developing and implementing best practices.
• Actively participates in staff and grade level or department meetings, assist building administrator efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate the school programs and to do related work as required. In carrying out these responsibilities, follows district policy and procedures, standard practices, and approved curriculum, and actively and positively support the school vision.
• When working in schools, remains constantly observant of the needs and challenges of students and promptly engages an administrator or appropriate educational staff associates when the there is reason to suspect or reasonably believe that a student is at risk or in danger due to such issues as bullying, sexual harassment/misconduct, depression or suicide ideation, or academic failure. Serves as a positive role model for students and practices the behaviors that are expected of students.
• Case manages and maintains legal and district procedural compliance for students assigned to their school portfolio and/or considered for special education eligibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Hold a valid Oregon license appropriate for the assignment
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request approval of a medical or non-medical exception using the appropriate Oregon Health Authority’s request form

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with students with a wide range of special education disabilities, particularly emotional disturbance, other health impairment and autism

 Desired Knowledge

• Students with a wide range of special education disabilities
• Individual with Disabilities Education Act
• State and federal special education laws and regulations
• Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Support Plans
• Research-based educational strategies and models
• Behavior intervention strategies

Desired Abilities

• Communicate effectively both orally and written and listen effectively to students, staff, and parents
• Demonstrate strong theoretical background in working with culturally diverse populations
• Maintain high educational standards

Canby School District is an equal opportunity employer and educator. It is the policy of the Canby School District Board of Education and School District that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Human Resources Office at the Canby School District Office, 503-266-7861.