What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist 0.7 FTE - Early Childhood Special Education position at Stillwater Area Public Schools?
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The Stillwater Area Public School District has a long and proud tradition of high expectations, high standards and outstanding achievement. Our schools are safe and welcoming places where students receive personal attention from adults who care about them. Helping students learn and grow is a big job, and it takes hundreds of dedicated and caring staff to make it happen. We're proud of our incredible staff working on behalf of over 8,000 students every day. Our roles may vary, but one thing is the same our shared passion to have a meaningful impact on the lives of students in the community we love. It's why people join our team and it's why they stay here.
Job Title: School Psychologist - Early Childhood Special Education
Job Summary: To conduct comprehensive psychoeducational assessments including, but not limited to academic, social / emotional / behavioral, and cognitive functioning and develop, implement and evaluate academic and behavioral interventions. To offer and provide a broad range of professional consultative and direct services to students, staff and parents.
FTE/Hours per Day: 0.7 FTE
Qualifications
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), women and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Stillwater Area Public Schools recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of it's employees and in supporting our academic mission. Stillwater Area Public Schools is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.
Salary/Wage Information: As per the SCEA Master Contract, $55,880 - $105,432 (based on 1.0 FTE) is the salary range. A generous insurance plan is including medical, life, legal and FSA options. See attached SCEA Contract for more information.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Stillwater Area Public School District has a long and proud tradition of high expectations, high standards and outstanding achievement. Our schools are safe and welcoming places where students receive personal attention from adults who care about them. Helping students learn and grow is a big job, and it takes hundreds of dedicated and caring staff to make it happen. We're proud of our incredible staff working on behalf of over 8,000 students every day. Our roles may vary, but one thing is the same our shared passion to have a meaningful impact on the lives of students in the community we love. It's why people join our team and it's why they stay here.
Job Title: School Psychologist - Early Childhood Special Education
Job Summary: To conduct comprehensive psychoeducational assessments including, but not limited to academic, social / emotional / behavioral, and cognitive functioning and develop, implement and evaluate academic and behavioral interventions. To offer and provide a broad range of professional consultative and direct services to students, staff and parents.
FTE/Hours per Day: 0.7 FTE
Qualifications
- School Psychologist licensure issued by the State of Minnesota PELSB.
- Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
- Masters Degree preferred.
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), women and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Stillwater Area Public Schools recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of it's employees and in supporting our academic mission. Stillwater Area Public Schools is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.
Salary/Wage Information: As per the SCEA Master Contract, $55,880 - $105,432 (based on 1.0 FTE) is the salary range. A generous insurance plan is including medical, life, legal and FSA options. See attached SCEA Contract for more information.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive psychoeducational assessments including, but not limited to, academic, social / emotional / behavioral and cognitive functioning.
- Provides direct services to help meet the needs of students with Individual Educational Plans (IEP's).
- Assists administrators and staff in the evaluation and improvement of school programs for assessment and evaluation.
- Communicates effectively assessment and evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations through oral and written reporting to staff, community professional services providers, and families of students.
- Actively engages and collaborates with school staff, student families and community-based service providers in promoting school successes for students.
- Prepares a variety of assessment and evaluation reports, attends Child Study meetings, and performs other duties as apparent or assigned by the site Principal or Director.
- Keeps current in the profession through continued reading, seminars and ongoing collaboration with District colleagues.
- Performs other job-related duties as requested or assigned.
- Systematic observation and interviewing.
- Understanding the psychometric properties of various test instruments.
- Facility to administer intelligence, academic and social / emotional / behavioral measures.
- Familiarity with functional assessment, Response to Intervention (RtI) processes and crisis intervention
- Ability to manage students' IEP's directly and/or participate and contribute to team management of students' IEP's.
- Knowledge of special education laws, rules and proscribed procedural processes and the ability to apply them to help ensure District compliance.
- Compliance with established Federal, State and District policies and regulations covering this position.
- Cultural sensitivity to racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and other minority populations.
- Knowledge of child development
Salary : $55,880 - $105,432