Description
Basic Functions:
To assist the Director of Special Education in the development, implementation and coordination of psychological services for the district.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide psychological services for students with disabilities and referred students including testing, diagnosis and consultation.
- Conduct appropriate psychological evaluations of referred students and submit required written reports on evaluated student in compliance with Article 7 timelines.
- Interpret assessment results and integrate them with other information regarding behavior and conditions related to learning.
- Consult and work with school personnel and parents in planning and developing a student’s individualized education program and school programs to meet the special needs of students.
- Provide counseling for students and parents.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams and case conference.
- Communicate effectively with parents, school and agency representatives utilize language understandable to the general public to facilitate understanding of psychological data, information and results.
- Participate and assist in planning and presenting for in-service training programs for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel as requested by the special education office.
- Attend scheduled staff, committee, professional, interagency meetings and staff development meetings.
- Interact and consult with health, mental health, and juvenile justice agency representative’s office.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education.
- Participate on School-based and District RTI Teams.
- Enter School based Medicaid related services into Go Solutions computer program.
Requirements
- Minimum of Master’s Degree
- Valid Indiana School Psychologist License
Location to be determined.
It is the policy of the School City of Hammond not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 22-9.1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964),
the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
