School Psychologist - Lee County Public Schools

This is a full-time 11 month position.  

Department:Student Services

Pay Grade:Professional

FLSA Status:Exempt

JOB GOALS: 

To meet state certification requirements for this position through attainment of a Pupil Personnel License with an endorsement as School Psychologist.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Tailors and administers psychoeducational evaluations with respect to those unique concerns of each presenting case.  This encompasses a diverse population ranging in age from 2 to 21.  Typically considered are:  cognitive abilities; learning style; core achievement; developmental level; adaptive behavior; emotional status; behavioral traits; and psychological processing.  These evaluations may entail classroom observations or visits to the home;

• Formulates a comprehensive report outlining testing results, interpretations, and recommendations, as required by federal and state guidelines;

• Interprets evaluation results to eligibility teams and assist them with educational programming as requested;

• Assists teachers and administrators in the development of specifically tailored behavioral plans or other forms of intervention when disciplinary problems arise, as dictated by the regulations and as deemed necessary by the educational teams;

• Responds to crisis such as suicide threat assessment and response. This may include home visits and accompaniment to mental health facilities;

• Continues required training education hours dictated by DOE, NASP, and the Board of Psychology;

• Participates in the following team meetings: Eligibility and others as requested and beneficial to the student; and

• Performs other work-related tasks as assigned by administration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• State certification through attainment of a Pupil Personnel License with an endorsement as School Psychologist.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required include stooping and/or kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing, and seeing.

TEMPERAMENT

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

Lee County Public Schools has the right to revise this job description at any time.

 This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.