Senior School Psychologist

Εταιρεία: KIPP Columbus
Είδος εργασίας: Πλήρης απασχόλησης

Job Description
The Senior School Psychologist will be licensed by ODE and the Ohio Board of Psychology and will hold a doctoral level education with a minimum of 5 years experience as a School Psychologist. A summary of responsibilities include, but not limited to: 
Conduct psychological and academic assessments and collect and interpret student and classroom data
Support teachers in providing individualized instruction and interventions and progress monitoring
Promote positive student and classroom behavior while encouraging student motivation/engagement
Improve students’ development, including communication, social skills and social-emotional learning
Assess students' emotional and behavioral needs; provide individual/group counseling
Promote problem-solving, anger management, resilience and conflict resolution
Provide individual and group counseling
Coordinate services with community-based providers
Provide culturally responsive services to students and families from diverse backgrounds
Assess diverse learning needs and modify or adapt curricula and instruction
Plan appropriate individualized education programs for students with disabilities
Monitor and effectively communicate with parents about student progress 
Implement school wide positive behavioral supports, positive discipline and restorative justice
Assess school climate and improve school connectedness
Identify at-risk students and school vulnerabilities; prevent bullying and other forms of violence
Provide crisis prevention and intervention services; Help families understand children’s learning and emotional needs
Connect families with community service providers when necessary
Enhance staff understanding of and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds
Assist in navigating special education processes
Generate, collect and interpret useful student and school outcomes data
Collect and analyze data on risk and protective factors related to student outcomes
Plan services at the district, building, classroom and individual levels
In addition, the Senior School Psychologist will supervise masters level School Psychologists in training as a source of internship hours
Recruit newly licensed Masters level School Psychologists to join the KIPP team on the teacher contract
Supervise newly licensed Masters level School Psychologists when they join KIPP
Recruit psychology interns through local universities
Develop additional partnerships with community mental health providers.