School Psychologist- FG

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

Sign-on Bonus $5,000*

POSITION OVERVIEW

Provide evaluation, consultative, and counseling services in the school setting.  Conduct psycho-educational evaluations and lead the multidisciplinary team in the process of identifying students as eligible for and in need of special education services. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager.

• Lead the multidisciplinary evaluation team (MET) through the evaluation process when a student is referred for a special education evaluation.
• Complete comprehensive evaluations and use professional judgment in order to identify areas that need additional data collected.
• Participate in Legacy Traditional School non-violent crisis response team if trained. 
• Conduct classroom observations as part of the special education evaluation process, child study team (CST) process and as a consultative process. 
• Prepare cohesive and timely evaluation reports.
• Interpret assessment data and impart it to parents and MET members in a meaningful way.
• Identify students’ needs and develop programming recommendations based on evaluation outcomes.
• Lead the school team in the development and implementation of behavior plans. 
• Lead the school’s pre-referral intervention team. 
• Provide counseling services in alignment with student’s IEPs and/or 504 plans.
• Provide school based counseling in accordance with pre-referral intervention or informally. 
• Facilitate training on topics related to position on an as-needed basis.
• Provide consultative services to teachers and administrators regarding behavioral and academic concerns.
• Other duties as assigned by the deputy superintendent of exceptional student services, special education coordinator, principal, school psychologist coordinator.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Education, Licensure, or Certification

• Master’s degree in Education  required, educational specialist, certificate of advanced graduate studies or sixth year professional certificate preferred

• Arizona Department of Education School Psychologist Certificate \Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills. 

• Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.       

Work Experience or Related Experience

• Experience conducting psycho-educational evaluations 

• Knowledge of IDEA and K-8 programming for special education

Specialized Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Positively interact with all students.

• Create a safe learning environment that is conducive to learning.

• Able to employ varied best practices in the profession. 

• Ability to identify individual student needs.

• Good communication skills with, students, coworkers, administration and parents.

• Ability to collaborate with other teachers and school staff.

• Ability to maintain a professional appearanc