What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Psychologist position at The Cove School?
School Psychologist
2026 - 2027 School Year Start
Date: July 2026
Job Summary:
Cove is looking for a unique individual who will support the mission by providing needs-based behavior and social-emotional services to the students, parents, and faculty/staff of a school. The role includes, but is not limited to, individual and group counseling with students; direct and indirect consultation with students and teachers; assessment, behavior planning and intervention implementation and monitoring; and universal screening and prevention of behavioral and social-emotional concerns.
Pay & Benefits:
* Salary starting at $70,000: (salary is commensurate with education, licensure and experience)
* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Short and Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programs
* 10 sick, 4 personal days, 15 vacation days
* Tuition Reimbursement for continuing education
* Professional Development Opportunities
Schedule:
* Full-time (12 Month Employee)
* Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Requirements:
- Illinois Professional Educator License with a School Psychologist endorsement
- Previous experience working with special education students with significant learning disabilities preferred.
- Experience and/or familiarity with CBT preferred.
- Experience writing social histories preferred.
- Experience with writing and/or contributing to the development and progress monitoring of behavior plans.
- Experience with providing staff professional development.
- Knowledge of learning processes, appropriate instructional interventions to meet students’ needs, and the ability to implement and assess their effectiveness
Duties & Responsibilities:
General Responsibilities:
- Participates with interdisciplinary team members in developing and implementing program policies and procedures and preventing crises.
- Assesses the social and emotional needs of students. Provides direct counseling/social services to students.
- Tracks and follows up on all referrals made in and out of school.
- Coordinates therapeutic services and student referrals between the program and other agencies providing social and educational services in both the school and local community.
- Establishes referral network/linkages with outside agencies for both students and parents.
- Participates and occasionally presents at staff meetings, assemblies, etc.
- Writes measurable IEP goals
- Serves as an advocate for patients' rights within the school and serves as a mediator between parents, child and school.
- Remains available for crisis intervention as the need arises.
- Attends all scheduled team meetings.
- Implements philosophy and objectives of the program.
- Participates in after-school programs and activities as needed.
- Continued professional development
- Performs other related duties, as required.
- Reports to Clinical Director
About Us:
The Cove School is a non-public therapeutic day school for students with learning disabilities located in Northbrook, IL. Cove students come from 60 nearby different public schools and families can also choose to fund tuition privately. Classes are kept small. Teaching is flexible and varies according to the individual student’s learning style. A team of onsite specialists work collaboratively to provide students intensive, integrated related services.
Salary : $70,000