Grade 128- Placement range DOE: $86,645.00 to $99,024.00

JOB SUMMARY

Ensuring student success begins with understanding all students’ strengths, talents, and needs. School Psychologists play a critical role in not only developing a deep understanding of students in Phoenix #1, but also collaborating with educators, families, and others in ensuring all students have access to the resources that will ensure their success. The Coordinator of School Psychologist Services serves as the lead psychologist for the District, providing leadership and coordinating all psychologist services in partnership with schools and the Director of Special Education. This critical role secures access to excellent psychologist services at each of our com munity’s schools, and developing a supportive environment for students and educators alike.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, manage, monitor, and support psychologist services across the District, including developing, supporting and evaluating a team of school psychologists and psychologist interns.
• Coordinate the organization and operation of programs in school psychologist services, in collaboration with administrators, school psychologists, school and district staff, local agencies, families and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate development and implementation of evaluation systems, including determining evaluation instrument needs, maintaining an adequate supply of instruments and protocols, maintaining records from instruments and protocols, and accounting for location of instruments and resources.
• Provide training, support, consultation and guidance to school psychologists in individual psychological evaluation of students, administering and interpreting results from a variety of evaluation instruments, and ensuring the overall effectiveness of school psychologist services.
• Co-chair the District Review and Placement Committee, ensuring the committee and all school psychologist services comply with State and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to special education.
• Develop and maintain effective information systems pertaining to student records, budgeting, communication, training, and other data required for completing annual reports in compliance with federal and local laws and regulations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• Research, regulations, and best practices in school psychologist services, including knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations, child development and learning, and development of exceptional children.
• Procedures, laws and regulations in the identification, placement, and instruction of students with special needs.

Skilled in:

• Effective leadership and management of people, teams, systems, and projects.
• Strategic planning, fostering collaboration, and developing communication and operation systems among multiple teams.

Ability to:

• Ensure compliance, model excellence, and reach strong outcomes in all aspects of the school psychologist program, especially with regards to ensuring success for all students.
• Communicate with multiple stakeholders in order to inspire purpose and work towards a common goal.

 Core Competencies:

n Accountability n Analytical Thinking n Attention to Detail n Developing Others

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other district employees, the employee may encounter different scents.

WE ARE PHOENIX #1!

At Phoenix Elementary School District #1, we are Inspiring Every Child to Achieve, educating the future leaders of Phoenix! We’re looking for passionate people who want to shape the future to join in our mission. The education of our children is a shared responsibility among our community, and we encourage you to apply for the opportunity to be part of that.

Every member of our Phoenix #1 family—from our top leadership team to our bus drivers, our nutrition team to our nurses, and our teachers to our technology gurus is shaping the lives of our students every day. It’s not just our work; it is our passion!

We are a Kindergarten through 8th grade school district in Phoenix, Arizona, established in 1871 as the first free public school district in Arizona. The district boundaries cover an area from 16th Street to 23^rd Avenue, and Buckeye Road to Thomas Road.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:

Our 14 schools are in the heart of hip Phoenix.

We are educating the future leaders of Phoenix.

We are accessible by Phoenix Light Rail.

We want you to relax and refuel with healthy vacation time.

We have University partners that offer discounted tuition.

NOTICES

The statements in this job description describe the essential function and requirements as assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. Job descriptions are subject to change. Employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and extensive fingerprint and background check. Discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual with a disability or any individual by reason of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, age, or national origin is prohibited. Efforts will be made in recruitment and employment to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons.PESD1 is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Lauren Pagnotta, Human Resources Coordinator, at (602) 257-6072 at least 3 days in advance.