Psychologist

The Neshaminy School District is seeking to hire a School Psychologist.  The School Psychologist reports directly to the Supervisor of Pupil Services is assigned to Pupil Services and based on the needs of students. The School Psychologist identifies, assesses, and supports the learning, developmental, behavioral, and adjustment needs of individual students and groups through assessment, consultation, intervention planning, and counseling. As part of the multidisciplinary team process, the School Psychologist conducts appropriate, educationally relevant assessments of student learning and behavioral needs within required timelines and provides diagnostic information and recommendations to assist in determining eligibility, classification, and educational need for special education and related services under Chapters 14, 15, and 16 of the Pennsylvania Code and applicable eligibility categories. 

This list is intended to describe the major duties and responsibilities of the position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties assigned to the employee. The employee may be required to perform other position-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor of Pupil Services.

• Conduct fair, unbiased evaluations and re-evaluations that consider each student’s cultural, socioeconomic, disability-related, and individual needs.
• Interpret assessment results, integrate multiple data sources, and develop recommendations for instruction, eligibility, placement, and programming.
• Serve as a member of interdisciplinary, eligibility, placement, intervention, and IEP teams for students with academic, behavioral, social-emotional, or disability-related needs.
• Consult with parents, teachers, school staff, and community agencies to support student learning, behavior, adjustment, and access to services.
• Help school teams plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate interventions, instructional strategies, and behavioral supports, such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and the Student Assistance Program (SAP).
• Identify learning environment factors that may affect student performance and recommend ways to address them.
• Provide individual or group counseling to support students with emotional, social, or behavioral needs.
• Provide information, consultation, and training to staff and families on child development, learning, behavior, and psychological principles.
• Interpret policies, procedures, and programs related to school psychological services.
• Engage in professional learning to strengthen practice and meet student needs.

Qualifications include:

• PA certification in School Psychology
• Master's Degree in School Psychology (M.A., M.S., M.Ed.), Doctoral degree preferred
• Graduate level training in tests and measurements; special education
• Experience in a public school system in Pennsylvania strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of school psychology theory, child development, substance abuse education, tests and measurements, and crisis management.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and interact professionally with teachers, administrators, parents, students, support staff, coworkers, and outside professional contacts.
• Applicants must be in good standing with Act 48 credits.   

Salary and benefits are consistent with the NFT collective bargaining agreement, which can be found on the Neshaminy.org website under Human Resources. 

Neshaminy School District requires a valid Child Abuse Clearance, FBI clearance, PA State Police Criminal Check, and completed Act 168 forms for all employees before they may begin work.   

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 

• Interviews for this position may be made through the Application system.  This will result in an email invite for the candidate.  Candidates should check spam folders to ensure they have not missed system emails.  

• Please ensure that all information on your application is up to date.  

• Neshaminy does not provide year-for-year or step-for-step service credit for purposes of salary setting.  There may be limited exceptions to this process.   Please review the Certified Staff Compensation and Benefits information sheet on our website. https://www.neshaminy.org/district_offices/human_resources/employment/certified_candidates_information 

• The interview process will typically consist of at least two interviews and a demonstration lesson.  

• The District will consider emergency certifications, however, will only do so in limited and appropriate situations governed by PDE regulations and practices.  

• If you are an out-of-state certificate holder, please review PDE’s website for information about reciprocity. https://www.pa.gov/agencies/education/programs-and-services/educators/certification/out-of-state-educators 

Neshaminy School District is committed to provide all persons equal access to all categories of employment in this district, regardless of race, color, age, religious creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, handicap/disability or pregnancy, childbirth or pregnancy-related medical conditions., or any other category required by law.  Please contact Felicity Hanks, Director of Human Resources at fhanks@neshaminy.org if you seek accommodations during the application and/or hiring process.