What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist (2026-2027 School Year) position at Fairfax County Public Schools?
Various
Summary
Provides the full range of psychological services to schools, comprehensive service sites, and early childhood assessment teams, enabling students to achieve optimal learning; systematically collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and interprets data and information necessary to guide services such as consultation, counseling, behavioral assessment and intervention planning, and psychological evaluation in the educational setting.
Qualifications
Required
- Master's degree from an approved program in school psychology, or a program deemed equivalent by the Virginia Department of Education review, consisting of 60 graduate semester hours, plus a one-year internship as prescribed by the college awarding the degree.
- Placement in a particular setting or model determined by experience with a specific student population.
- Must hold or be eligible for a license issued by the Virginia Department of Education with endorsement in school psychology.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the highest standards of ethical and effective practice.
- Knowledge of psychological theory and practice as applied to the behavior and development of children and young adults.
- Ability to apply knowledge to the needs and requirements of a public school system.
- Ability to perform and guide data collection and analysis to ensure effective services and to measure outcomes.
- Ability to gain the confidence and cooperation of students, teachers, and families.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with other professionals within the school and the community.
- Proficiency in the use of technology and data compilation, analysis, and reporting.
- Analytic ability and adaptability to changing needs.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to write comprehensive reports and interpret findings to families.
Major Duties/Essential Functions
- Provides a full range of psychological services to schools and centers or to a diagnostic unit in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, particularly regarding valid and reliable instruments, nondiscriminatory testing, and adaptive testing procedures.
- Supports and serves in a variety of settings and models which include general education, co-facilities, comprehensive service sites, preschool, and school-based services for students identified as having an emotional disability.
- Administers and analyzes the results of diagnostic psychological instruments which assess students' cognitive abilities, academic performance, interpersonal emotional/social functioning, and sensory-motor functioning.
- Provides psychological observations, interviews, and evaluations and provides follow-up.
- Provides crisis mental health services, including conducting suicide risk and mental health assessments.
- Serves as a member of a school crisis team and divisionwide crisis response teams.
- Determines schoolwide needs for specific psychological services through consultation with the principal and school staff and establishes priorities for service delivery within assigned schools.
- Provides direct and indirect intervention to include counseling, consultation, and designing and implementing behavioral change programs and tiered intervention.
- Collaborates with school personnel, central departments and offices, families, public agencies, and private practitioners, as required.
- Leads and facilitates discussions among groups and individuals to reach consensus, resolve conflicts, or influence outcomes on matters of significance, such as intervention approaches.
- Works as part of a team to ensure a program meets its goals.
- Provides oral and written feedback to school personnel, families, and related professionals.
- Makes or recommends referrals to county agencies, as required.
- Manages the organization and processing of cases for special education eligibility, including monitoring, reviewing, and liaison tasks.
- Guides families through the special education referral process.
- Participates in the advanced academic program screening process.
- Participates in local screening committee teams, administrative reviews, test reviews, and manifestation committees.
- May deliver training and professional development.
- May represent the Division in public meetings and/or present information to senior management team.
- Maintains case management logs, completes reports, conducts statistical analysis, and presents findings and interpretation, as required.
- Performs related duties as required or assigned.
Work Environment/Physical Requirements
This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Salary Range
$82,493 - $143,185
Salary Grade
[Salary Information]
Unified Scale-Schedule B/Grade 006-FEU-IN
Job Type
Psychologist
School Year
2026-2027
Contract Length
210-Day Contract
Open
Until
Filled
Yes
Re-Adv.
Position
No
School Psychologist (2026-2027 School Year) | Fairfax County Public Schools
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Sick Leave, Retirement PlanSalary : $82,493 - $143,185