About Heart Share

For over 100 years, HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team, now 2,100 employees and growing, helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives. Heart Share Human Services of New York has four preschools and a school located in Brooklyn and Queens focused on maximizing the potential of every student no matter the learning disability. Through the use of Applied Behavior Analysis and TEACH along with the New York State Common Core curriculum each student is provided with an education experience geared towards their needs. The Heart Share School also provides different therapies and physical education courses geared to what the students want and need. The Heart Share School is also a family and community that strive to help each other out with a common goal of helping the children succeed. These are necessary steps to create the impact we are looking for which is provided them the keys to succeed on their own in the future. The HeartShare School operates as a 12-month program.

• Conduct counseling sessions as per IEP mandates.
• Participate as an active member of the THS Behavior Support team and the Incident Review Committee
• Participate in Emergency Physical Interventions outlined in BIP and SCIP-R Training.
• Participate in PBIS and promote PBIS values.
• Conduct updated psychological evaluations and social history evaluations, as needed.
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and develop Behavior Intervention Plans, as needed.
• Maintain data collection records for purpose of Behavior Intervention Plan writing.
• Complete quarterly progress reports for students on counseling caseload (November, February, May and August.)
• Write annual review reports for each student on counseling caseload and update counseling goals, as needed.
• Collaborate and communicate with other members of the interdisciplinary team to assist students with meeting their IEP goals.
• Provide consultation to teachers and crisis intervention with students, as needed, to enhance the social/emotional functioning of each student.
• Assist with the coordination of special events and parent activities to enhance the social development of the students.
• Serve as liaison between school and family to assist with the development of a plan to enhance the success of each student.
• Serve as liaison to the Central Based Support Team to coordinate admissions to The Heartshare School.
• Conduct parent tours and maintain the wait list for admission to The Heartshare School.
• Serve as liaison between the school and the Committee on Special Education and attend CSE meetings, as needed.
• Attend and participate in team meetings to discuss the progress of the students.
• Provide in-services and workshops to families and staff to educate them on mental health, child development and behavioral issues.
• Attend and participate in school-wide staff meetings and in-services
• Attend professional conferences and share information with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• In absence of school Director, School Psychologist will maintain Director’s responsibilities with Executive Director.
• Execute job responsibilities in accordance with HeartShare’s Vision Statement and SED regulations

• Master's in School Psychology
• Knowledge of Behavior Management