Psychologist-12 Month - Memphis Shelby County Schools
MEMPHIS, TN 38112
About the Job
Provides a range of services to promote mental health, emotional/behavioral functioning and educational progress for all students with and without disabilities. The position is responsible for evaluating students for special services; recommending and coordinating services with teachers, parents and others as appropriate; providing therapeutic and consultative services; maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records, and performing related professional and administrative work as required.
Essential Job Functions:- Reviews referrals; reviews and/or collects data for and prepares student histories, and conducts parent and teacher conferences to obtain background information; Prepares and submits accurate and complete documentation of all assigned cases.
- Administers, interprets and scores intelligence, aptitude, achievement and other psychological tests to aid in placement decisions; evaluates students for suspected disabilities; prepares reports recommending interventions and/or disability determination; communicates and interprets evaluation results to parents and teachers.
- Participates in IEP and 504 program meetings.
- Consults and collaborates with the Student Support Team to design interventions, facilitate students' learning, track progress and promote social-emotional adjustment through direct or indirect intervention strategies.
- Makes recommendations for instructional programming based on theoretical models of school psychology.
- Provides therapeutic and consultative services to students and families as needed, including individual and group counseling, family counseling, social skills training and behavior management counseling.
- Assists families and schools in dealing with crises associated with personal or school tragedy, natural disasters and related incidents.
- Observes students in the classroom setting; helps to solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment and provides parent and teacher consultation to address management of student progress in academics, behavior, communication and adaptive skills.
- Provides prevention services targeted toward at-risk individuals as well as school-wide populations or problems.
- Provides schools with legal and technical information related to assigned special services; develops and delivers professional development programs for staff and training for parents to promote understanding of and coping skills for psychological problems and interventions.
- Serves as an advocate for students and a liaison between schools and appropriate agencies which can provide services to students in need of additional assistance.
- Maintains awareness and expertise in current professional research, trends and methodologies as they apply to school psychological services; attends training, conferences and workshops as appropriate to enhance job knowledge and skills.
- Adheres to the code of ethics of the National Association of School Psychologists and/or American Psychological Association, and guidelines of the Tennessee Association of School Psychologists.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or directed
Requires Master’s degree in Psychology (school, counseling or clinical psychology), and one (1) year of related experience and/or training which may include Psychology internships.
Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology licensure as a Senior Psychological Examiner or Psychologist/Health Services Provider is required.
Degree Equivalency Formula:
Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.
Master’s Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master’s degrees are required, years for Bachelor’s Degrees must be included.
Additional Job Details:Mental Health department