Job Description

Qualification:

1. Master’s degree in School Psychology or its equivalent.
2. Eligibility for minimum certification requirements as defined by the West Virginia Department of Education.
3. Has the following professional competencies:

a. Demonstrates expertise in working with school-age children in psychological related areas.

b. Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team.

c. Demonstrates ability to work individually without direct supervision.

d. Demonstrates ability to organize and schedule time efficiently.

e. Demonstrates knowledge of important, relevant, and current issues pertaining to school-age children.

f. Demonstrates an understanding of psycho-educational strengths and needs.

g. Demonstrates ability to maintain complete and accurate records.

h. Demonstrates ability to relate a positive attitude in working with other staff members and the public.

i. Demonstrates understanding of characteristics of different categories of Exceptional Students.

j. Demonstrates understanding of Special Education process.

k. Demonstrates knowledge of computer usage.

l. Demonstrates ability to write meaningful reports.

1. Certifiable as Medicaid provider.

Reports To Lead Psychologist

Support Relationships: Work cooperatively with other members of the division and with school personnel to provide coordinated services to students.

Job Goal: To apply psychological understanding and skills in the school setting; to provide comprehensive psychological services in the form of evaluations, consultations, crisis intervention, and staff development.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Administers and interprets results of individual assessment instruments.
2. Recommends courses of action which will lead to meaningful educational experiences for the child.
3. Serves as Medicaid provider to refer and deliver psychological services and any other services required by the Medicaid procedure.
4. Plans intervention strategies for individuals and groups.
5. Acts as a resource person to the school staff and the community.
6. Performs psychological remedial measures as appropriate to needs of students.
7. Refers individual students to appropriate community resources agencies, as needed.
8. Meets with principals, teachers, parents, and students in regard to requests for evaluations and consultations.
9. Observes in the classroom to better understand an individual student and assists the teacher in better accommodating the needs of the student.
10. Administers diagnostic psychological evaluations to secure background information for developing student potential.
11. Prepares and signs psychological reports for use by the Eligibility/IEP Committees for special class placement.
12. Serves as a Psychological Services representatives on Eligibility/IEP Committees for special class placement.
13. Attends School-Based Assistance Team meetings to review students who may be prospective referral candidates with the goal of assisting with intervention strategies.
14. Assists educators, parents, and students with crisis situations which may involve the psychologist’s special knowledge of resources such as medical/ psychiatric specialists, provision for emergency psychiatric hospitalization, child abuse services, and total network of resources for acute needs.
15. Participates in monthly Psychological Services staff meetings for informational and professional enrichment purposes.
16. Serves on various systemwide committees addressing topics as substance abuse, discipline,attendance, personnel evaluation, stress, and others.
17. Assists the Office of Student Affairs implementing the Substance Abuse Suspension Policy, particularly in relation to the individual psychological consultation session.
18. Utilizes self-appraisal for the improvement of administrative skills.
19. Demonstrates unbiased attitudes in fulfilling administrative responsibilities.
20. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Lead Psychologist may assign.

Terms of Employment: 210 days

Salary in accordance with established pay schedule.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board policy on evaluation of professional personnel.

Job Description Review: This job description will be reviewed annually by the Superintendent. All job descriptions will contain the information and facts considered essential to describing and evaluating job performance fairly and equitably. They should not be construed as detailed statements of all the work required to be performed.