AHRC Middle/ High School School Psychologist

• Paid time off

• Paid time off
• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match
• Tuition Assistance
• Qualified Employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Health Savings Account
• Referral Program
• Professional Development
• & more

• Full Time | Monday-Friday

• Full Time | Monday-Friday
• Hours: 8:00 A.M-4:00 P.M
• 10 month program with a 30 day summer session
• Interviews families and studies medical and social case histories.
• Selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, achievement, interest, personality, and other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment.
• Treats psychological disorders and adaptive delays to effect improvement and provides counseling to students and/or families.
• Selects approach to use in individual counseling, such as directive, non-directive, and supportive counseling and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of counseling.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary and child/student study teams in developing treatment programs for students.
• Provides support and supervision to psychology interns.
• Provides in-service training and workshops for staff and for families.
• Provides counseling for families.
• Conducts a functional assessment in consultation with the child study team, designs, implements, and oversees behavior support plans for students.
• Performs all duties necessary for compliance and relevant regulations governing service provision, including record-keeping.
• If bi-lingual, must be able to translate, write reports, and speak fluently with parents and/or students in their preferred language.
• Member of various department wide education and / or agency committees.
• Provides services to students in a legal and ethical manner.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in a clinical or treatment field of psychology from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: School Psychologist. If bilingual, need Bilingual extension or the ability to apply for same.
• Ability to work effectively with staff and students with developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of developmental disabilities and appropriate therapeutic intervention techniques.
• Ability to communicate and develop cooperative working relationships with staff, families and other agencies.
• Excellent oral and written skills in English; and, if bilingual, in other language of proficiency.
• Good problem solving and decision making skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain statistical and data records pertaining to stated responsibilities.