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School Psychologist-AkroTech

School Psychologist-AkroTech

Performance Academies • Akron, OH, US
30+ days ago
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Job description

Job title School Psychologist Classification Exempt Reports to Director of Student Services Organization Unit Support Approved by Human Resources Effective date 5/14/2025 Job Purpose The School Psychologist provides comprehensive psychological services to support students' academic, social, emotional, and behavioral development.

They work collaboratively with educators, parents, and administrators to foster a positive learning environment and ensure students receive the necessary interventions and supports to thrive. Duties and Responsibilities Include but not limited to:

  • Student Learning Consults with teachers and intervention specialists in the area of classroom behavior management, academic and behavioral interventions, proper implementation of IEP goals and BIP goals.
  • Consults and collaborates with principals with respect to the special education program, RTI processes, best practices in running IAT meetings, pre-referral interventions, and proper implementation of BIPs.
  • Promotes school policies and practices aligned with the Character Education and anti-bullying programs and ensures the safety of all students by reducing school violence, bullying, and harassment.
  • Conducts group sessions with students related to anti-bullying strategies, anger management strategies, problem solving, self-regulation and self-determination.
  • Provides counseling, instruction, and mentoring for those struggling with social, emotional, and behavioral problems.
  • Helps the schools increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning, consulting with appropriate staff to mentor them and facilitate success.
  • Enhances school-wide understanding and acceptance of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
  • Identifies and addresses learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success.
  • Supports students' social, emotional, and behavioral health.
  • Designs and supports implementation of academic and behavioral interventions.
  • Implements school-wide prevention programs that help maintain positive school climates conducive to learning. Compliance Participates in IAT meetings, ETR meetings, serves as a diagnostic member of the IEP team, and supports the development of IEPs and ETRs.
  • Conducts functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and oversees or writes draft BIPs as needed.
  • Provides oversight to special education processes, including compliance.
  • Evaluates eligibility for special education services (within a multidisciplinary team).
  • Designs and implements student progress monitoring systems.
  • Collects and analyzes data related to school improvement, student outcomes, and accountability requirements. Family/Community Involvement Enhances home–school collaboration and provides support to parents as needed or requested.
  • Makes referrals and helps coordinate community support services as appropriate.
  • Responds to crises by providing leadership, direct services, and coordination with needed community services.
  • Designs, implements, and garners support for comprehensive school mental health programming.
  • Coordinates the delivery of services to students and their families in and outside of school.
  • Helps students transition to and from school and community learning environments, such as residential treatment or juvenile justice programs. Professionalism Meets with the management team, Sponsors, ODE, or other officials and agencies as requested by the CEO, Director of Student Services, and Chief of Staff. Conducts training with staff as requested by the CEO, Chief of Staff, and Director of Student Services related to the student services program, interventions, special education service delivery, and compliance.
  • Follow all prescribed Board policies faithfully.
  • Read and understand all policies outlined in staff handbook and student handbook/code of conduct.
  • Refrain from discussing student or parent issues with staff members outside of IAT meetings, except as needed to ensure educational efficacy of student; never discuss student or parent issues with other parents or the public; this also includes other professionals, including doctors, psychologists, attorneys, dentists, social workers, or anyone without explicit written, parent consent.
  • Keep all student identifying information confidential at all times and all parent and student correspondences and communications confidential at all times.
  • Report any and all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect immediately to Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or Superintendent, before contacting Children’s Services or local law enforcement.
  • Other duties as assigned by Superintendent(s), President, Director of Student Services, or management staff. Qualifications Master’s Degree required. Valid and current Ohio License.
  • Satisfactory completion of federal and state required criminal history checks. Stays current on and understands all federal and state special education policies and laws.
  • Experience with data analysis Proficient in computer applications, including Google Docs, MS Office Suite, e-mail, and internet Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics Reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic; a strong sense of integrity. Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions.
  • Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting and as part of a team.
  • Understand state testing as well as state teaching standards, including Common Core and Extended Standards.
  • Exhibit sound judgment while exhibiting flexibility regarding decision-making, daily challenges, and job duties.
  • Ability to manage and communicate with students that need more support with regulating their emotions.

Ability to work well under pressure, and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently. Excellent written and oral communication skills.  Ability to be an active listener and critical thinker and make sound judgments. Working Conditions Dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and to handle other computer and other technology related components Report to the school no later than 7:

  • 30 AM and remain at school until 4:30 PM.
  • Six weeks off (30 business days) during the schools’ summer break, subject to approval by the President Follow the required school dress code for building staff.
  • Attend all required meetings, Safe Schools trainings, parent/teacher conferences, in-services and professional development days. This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions.
  • While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
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