District School Psychologist

District School Psychologist

Starting Salary $88,000

Join our Northridge Vikings Team in the important role of School Psychologist. We have a well-developed Student Support Team of which our psychologists are vital members. We are a PK-12 campus located 20 miles east of Columbus and 12 minutes from the New Albany International Business Park which includes businesses such as the new green field site of Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amgen. Conveniently located all on one campus, all three buildings can be reached within a 5 minute walk.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assessment, student counseling, consultation with parents and school based teams which maximizes student learning and welfare in a professionally sound, ethical and effective manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist educational staff in implementing or modifying instructional strategies, classroom management procedures, intervention strategies and follow up activities;

• Assist staff in implementing a MTSS model in order to identify and support students with varied needs;

• Conduct interviews, observations and administer psycho-educational evaluations to individual children identified as, or suspected of having a disability;

• Contribute to the multi-factored evaluation, utilizing diagnostic instruments and techniques appropriate for the areas of disability or suspected disability as part of the multi-disciplinary team;

• Compile the written report of the evaluation team and delineate the results of the psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of the IEP for each child with a disability;

• Consult with teachers, parents and other educational personnel on matters relating to the education and/or mental health of the children with disabilities to insure the provision of the most appropriate educational program;

• Other duties as assigned

Personal/Professional Characteristics:

• Child-centered; advocate for students;

• Ability to build positive relationships with parents, staff, and students;

• Open minded; approachable; positive

• Excellent data analysis skills;

• Excellent problem solving skills;