JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the supervision of a certificated school psychologist and the general direction of the Director of SEL and Mental Health, provide school psychological services to schools, including data analysis, counseling, screening, assessment and evaluation, and consultation to assist in meeting the academic, social, emotional and overall educational needs of students in regular and special education programs being serviced by the Providence Public School District.
 
Who We Are

• The Providence Public School District (PPSD) serves approximately 22,000 students attending our 37 schools. PPSD employs more than 3,200 professionals who work in and provide support to our schools, which include 21 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 9 high schools and 2 public district charter schools. Of our employees, approximately 2,000 are educators, and more than 600 others directly support students and families in our schools.
• Our schools are diverse learning communities. Approximately 68% of our students are Latinx, 15% Black, 6.5% White, 4% Asian, 5.5% Multi-racial and 1% Native American. Approximately 31% of students are multilingual learners, and about 16% of students receive special education services. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak 55 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin.

EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Masters in Educational Psychology from an accredited college or university.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CURRICULAR LINKAGES

Under the guidance and supervision of a Certified School Psychologist

• Identifies and assesses the learning development and needs of individuals and groups of students that affect learning and adjustment. Use assessment data regarding the student and his/her environment in developing appropriate interventions and programs.
• Performs psychological assessments of students which includes observations, data collection, interpretation and analysis.
• Prepares interpretive reports from psychological assessment in accordance with District, state, and federal guidelines.
• Provides interventions to students to support the teaching process. 
• Participates and leads teams in identifying at-risk students experiencing academic and behavioral difficulty, designing and implementing research-based interventions, and plan progress monitoring components of Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions; 
• Provide individual and group interventions services for students, including social skills training and crisis interventions;
• Work closely with teachers and teams to enhance critical skills, including conducting formative assessments, interpreting data, creating intervention plans and making data-based determinations about the efficacy of interventions.
• Provide individual or group psychological support to aid student’s social and academic adjustment as it pertains to assisting students in accessing education;
• Participate in planning and/or implementation of school or district level crisis response teams.
• Lead teams in conducting functional behavioral assessments.
• Provides information, and/or education in the application of learning theory and child development, to school personnel and parents.
• Participate as a member and case manager of the Team of Qualified Professionals and the Individualized education program (IEP) committee contributing evaluation findings, collaborating on the development of the IEP, diagnosing students’ eligibility consistent with District, federal and state policies, procedures and regulations.
• Adhere to requirement and state and federal laws regarding students with disabilities, and professional ethics and standards of school psychology.
• Design and assist teams in implementing and monitoring behavior intervention plans for students and make data-based decisions regarding the effectiveness of the plan to meet the social/emotional needs of our students.
• Confer and consult with teachers, staff, families and outside agencies about strategies to facilitate the social and affective needs of students.
• Assist in interpreting outside evaluation such as neuropsychological, clinical psychological and psychiatric assessments as appropriate.
• Helps provide liaison and coordination between the school system and agencies to facilitate services for students and families.
• Engage in professional development opportunities for school psychologists.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the school psychologist supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS

Masters in Educational Psychology from an accredited college or university.

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