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School Psychologist (2025-2026)

School Psychologist (2025-2026)

Coffee County SchoolsLehi, UT, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

COFFEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Job Description

School Psychologist (Special Education)

Responsible to : Director of Special Education

Qualifications :

  • Specialist or Doctorial Degree in School Psychology
  • Certification in school psychology in accordance with state law and the State Board

Rules and Regulations

  • Sufficient experience to perform duties
  • NASP certification preferred
  • Essential Responsibilities :

  • To enable student s to derive the fullest possible educational experience for school by
  • promoting their sense of self and addressing any behavioral, psychological or

    mental health problems

  • Helps identify within the school all exceptional students
  • Help to maintain a system on all referred students; pre-referral and referral meetings
  • and maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality in all matters pertaining to

    students, parents, staff, and programs

  • Administers psychological tests and interprets assessment results for the purpose of
  • diagnosis and placement, assesses, designs, and modifies instruction for student

    with a wide range of disabilities in the special education and general education

    setting

  • Assists in the development of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior
  • Intervention Plans; assists with the implementations of positive behavior support

    systems

  • Provides individual and group counseling and other mental health services as
  • appropriate

  • Works collaboratively with others in a school-based / academic setting
  • Consults on special educational needs of exceptional children
  • Attends multidisciplinary team meetings for placement of individual students
  • Provides consultation to teachers, parents, and school staff as needed
  • Prepares and submits psycho educational reports within the legal time lines
  • Acts as a liaison with community agencies that provide services to children
  • Attends staff, professional, and interagency meetings
  • Assists with in-services training of school personnel and provides in-service trainings
  • as needed

  • Keep abreast of new developments and laws within the field of school psychology
  • Assists students, families and schools deal with crisis situations
  • May be a member of the school system emergency crisis team
  • Assists in researching and planning programs that meet the special needs of the
  • students

  • Assists with Child Find and necessary evaluations and placement
  • Attend regional and national conferences to maintain appropriate licensure and best
  • practices in school psychology

  • Other Responsibilities as determined by the Director of Schools
  • General Requirements :

  • Follows Federal and State Laws and adopted policies and procedures in accordance
  • with School Board priorities

  • Conducts oneself in the best interest of students, in accordance with the highest
  • standards of public education and in support of the District's Vision / Mission

    Statements

  • Maintains ethical standards, which include professionalism and the protection of
  • confidential student and staff information

  • Other responsibilities and / or duties may be required and assigned
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