Position Type:
Student Support Services

Date Posted:
2/9/2023

Location:
LEARN Network

Closing Date:
Until Filled

About LEARN

Founded in 2001, LEARN is a network of high-performing college preparatory, tuition-free public elementary and middle schools with the mission of providing children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. There are 11 LEARN Schools serving 4,100 students in grades PK-8 across Chicago, Waukegan, North Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

It is our goal to create an environment, on every campus, in which our staff members feel supported, respected, and appreciated. Our staff work together at each school and across the network to share ideas, problem solve, and innovate to move our schools and students beyond the expected.

LEARN and our amazing educators, have received numerous recognitions for making an impact in public education, including the 2018 Chicago Magazine's Top Elementary Charter Schools and the 2018 Illinois Network of Charter Schools Principal of the Year Award.

LEARN's mission remains crystal clear: to provide children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. LEARN is currently looking for hard-working and passionate professionals that are dedicated to transforming public education.
About the Opportunity

LEARN Charter School Network is seeking School Psychologist Interns. Interns will spend their time at two LEARN schools, engaged in school-based psychological service delivery (assessment, intervention, consultation, etc.), under the supervision of a LEARN School Psychologist. Interns receive training and supervision in a broad range of school psychological activities and will also have the opportunity to work with school social workers. Interns receive a stipend of $16,000 with no benefits. The intern follows the LEARN calendar: July 25, 2022- approximately June 16, 2023, however, university calendars will be considered.

Roles and Responsibilities

As a School Psychologist Intern, your critical tasks will include:

Direct services

• Academic and social emotional support
• Functional behavior assessment and development of behavior intervention plans
• Therapeutic support for individual students and groups
• Teacher consultation for academic and behavioral interventions
• Crisis Intervention

Assessment and Intervention

• Curriculum Based Measurement- Reading, Math, Writing
• Universal screening/benchmarking
• Response to intervention
  • Benchmark data review
  • Tier two student selection
  • Intervention selection
  • Progress monitoring
  • Intervention progress review
  • Eligibility for special education
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
• Classroom Management
• Special Education
  • Standardized assessment and informal measures
  • Instructional strategies
  • IEP goal writing
  • Use of Impact/SSM, CPS Audit

In-service training

• Interns will have the opportunity to provide in-service training to members of the Network Student Support Services team and/or to teachers.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Collaborative, team player with superior interpersonal skills.
• The School Psychologist Intern should be able to demonstrate cultural sensitivity.

Physical Demands
Caring for children can be physically demanding. School staff may be lifting and carrying children and equipment, and may spend time sitting on the floor or child sized furniture. Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment. Requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain work files. School staff will also be expected to clean and maintain equipment and facility, and may move throughout the community with children. Physical demands require the ability to stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, walk around the classroom and kneel upwards of 60% of the day. In addition walking up and down stairs several times a day. Must be able to lift 15 to 20 pounds for short periods of time and push and pull 15 to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions
School staff will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and school staff will have to supervise all children at all times. Majority of work will be performed in a general office/ school environment. Position requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job duties. Also requires participation and attendance at organization sponsored events and meetings.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of LEARN Charter School Network. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

For applicants who apply after 11/1/21, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical or religious exemption required.