Job Overview
SUMMARY: The School Psychology Specialist/Psychological Examiner is responsible for assessing and evaluating students from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Interviewing, observing, and administering and interpreting standardized testing instruments that measure cognitive and academic abilities, or describe behavior, personality characteristics, attitude or aptitude, in order to determine eligibility for special education services, placement, or conduct re-evaluations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct/administer educational/psychological assessments in accordance with state and federal guidelines and requirements for the purpose of determining presence of a disability under current state and federal laws and criteria
- Prepare written reports of results of assessments for local school staff and parents, with recommendations
- Present results of assessments to local school staff and parents
- Coordinate Functional Assessment of Behavior to develop Behavior Intervention Plans for students with behaviors of concern
- Monitor Behavior Support Plans with local district staff for adjustment/progress
- Prepare materials for local staff and parents based upon results of assessments and/or intervention plans
- Prepare and conduct Professional Development
- Consult with local instructional staff, building administrators, Special Education Supervisors, ADE Special Education Staff
- Travel to various schools within our consortium
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree in School Psychology/Psychology
- Practicum experience in educational/psychological assessment for early childhood and school aged children
- Must be licensed in Arkansas as Psychological Examiner and/or certified by Department of Education as School Psychology Specialist
KNOWLEDGE is required to perform advanced math; review and interpret highly technical information, and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: psychology and educational principles; and pertinent codes, policies, regulations and/or law.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least 20 pounds.
Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
