What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychological Services Assistant (PT) (Grant Funded) position at PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES?
Job Summary
Position provides assistance to remote school psychologists and other assessment team members in the administration of special education assessments to students. The work involves facilitating the administration of virtual psychological assessments, including scheduling appointments, preparing testing materials, proctoring tests, recording student responses, and compiling data for comprehensive report. The position may work with students in pre-kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools, including students with disabilities, and may travel between school sites during the day. All important aspects of the work are subject to detailed and specific procedures which employees follow closely.
Essential Duties
1. Proctors the administration of psychological assessments, following proper test administration protocols as determined by the remote school psychologist.
2. Coordinates evaluation appointments with assigned remote school psychologist(s) and school staff.
3. Prepares testing room with necessary technology and assessment materials and ensures it meets requirements for confidentiality and safety.
4. Escorts students to and from testing sessions; and monitors student behavior to facilitate engagement with assessments.
5. Accurately records student responses during test administration and troubleshoots technical issues as needed.
6. Assist in compiling data for comprehensive evaluation reports, including relevant observations and test results.
7. Follows schedule developed by personnel working with assistant.
8. Prepares materials as requested; performs designated learning and assessment tasks with students covering lessons, topics and exercises; demonstrates or explains lessons, asks questions and prompts students for answers; uses supplementary learning materials.
9. Administer assessment tools to assess student abilities related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes; assists in assessing and evaluating student achievement. 10. Observes and reports students' progress to teachers, reading specialists, or other appropriate individuals.
11. Works with students requiring individual or close attention and those experiencing difficulty; reinforces skills taught by the classroom teacher to small and large groups.
12. Participates in designated staff development and training activities. Special Education assistants who may be required to physically restrain students to ensure their safety and care will be provided appropriate training.
13. Participates in planning meetings with assigned school psychologist(s).
14. May perform general clerical tasks for assigned evaluation cases. Distributes, and collects assessment materials and reports.
15. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)
Must possess 48 college credit hours, an Associate’s degree or successfully passed ParaPro test. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively using proper grammar. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Experience using online communication tools such as email, video conferencing and messaging platforms to collaborate and communicate. Experience or adaptability in using digital/online platforms relevant to educational settings, such as learning management systems and assessment platforms.