School Psychologist Internship- Related Services Provider - Sped - California Virtual Academies - 2024-2025 School Year

Job Summary

Job Summary

ABOUT CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES AND THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERNSHIP POSITION: The California Virtual Academies (a network of 9 public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based instruction to TK-12 students in California.

While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are required to complete approximately 4-6 hours of coursework daily and log attendance. K12, inc. is our curriculum provider. The California Virtual Academy, IQ Academy, Los Angeles and Insight School of California Psychologist Team is seeking a 3rd year School Psychologist Intern to support children and youth in meeting their potential.

As a School Psychologist Intern at our virtual schools, you will be an integral member of the Special Education team. You will report to and work under the supervision of the Related Services director and a credentialed School Psychologist in conducting assessments, engaging in consultation with schools and families, and attending meetings for students. The school psychologist intern is responsible for administration of cognitive, academic, processing, and social-emotional assessment of individuals with exceptional needs under the supervision of a credentialed School Psychologist.

The school psychologist intern provides assessment, diagnostic, and program assistance to the special education department. In addition, the school psychologist intern provides behavioral assessment to students as required. As an intern School Psychologist, you will work directly for the K12, inc. Powered Online Schools, including the nine independent California Virtual Academies, the Insight Schools of California, and the iQ Academy California-Los Angeles. You will work under the direct supervision of the Director of Student Support Services and a credentialed school psychologist.

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Requirements / Qualifications

Requirements/Experience: • Reside in the state of California • 3rd year, PPS: School Psychology credentialing program • Demonstration of competency in the skills required of an intern of school psychology • Ability to support and guide adults, as well as students, during assessment process, to include IEP meetings • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Organization and time-management skills • Excellent writing and grammar skills • Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook, PowerPoint and experience using them in a professional capacity • Assessments are generally conducted online, using a HIPAA compliant videoconferencing platform, such as zoom.

Assessments are also conducted in-person, as necessary. • This is a full-time intern position where you will be required to work Monday to Friday during school hours. This is a rewarding intern position where you will work with a wonderful team of hard-working professionals, committed to fostering growth of our students. HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION:

Full Time: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours. Salary: $25 hourly We do participate in CalSTRS.

Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with any of the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account. Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits. Benefits information is only given out upon offer.

We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system. REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residence (Must currently reside in 1 of the 42 CA counties we service/hire in) • Internship California Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Psychology OR • University Agreement letter showing you have completed your first 2 years and are approved to intern

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Credential Copy (If you have an internship credential, please look up your California Pupil Personnel Services- School Psychology Internship Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website.)
• Letter of Introduction ((Please attach a letter telling us about yourself and why you would like to provide services for CAVA.))
• Other (If you don't currently have an internship credential, please upload a University Agreement letter showing you have completed your first 2 years and are approved to intern)
• Resume ( (Please attach a current and updated resume))

Comments and Other Information

These are direct hire positions through the California Virtual Academies. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.

PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES. We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax, or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed.

ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED FOR THIS SPECIFIC POSITION MUST BE MET AT THE TIME YOU APPLY! If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. We do participate in CalSTRS.

Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account. The California Virtual Academies is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, color, race, political affiliation, religion, marital status, or veteran status.

For more information about this position, go to the pdf file here https://edjoinprodstoragewest.blob.core.windows.net/jobdescriptions/2659/(CAVA) School Psychologist Internship_23-24-20230629154025.pdf