School Psychologist (Special Education) at Stone Ridge Academy

Job Summary

Job Summary

Stone Ridge Academy SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST DEFINITION Under general direction of the Executive Director, Director of Education and School Principal, to evaluate the needs of children in an educational setting; to perform psycho-educational assessments to determine appropriate programs and instructional processes to enable students to achieve maximum achievement and adjustment; to assist students in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or academic problems and issues; to serve as a resource pertaining to student behavior management and learning strategies, and welfare and attendance problems and concerns; and to do other related functions as directed. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES • Performs a variety of individual and group psycho-educational assessment and diagnosis of specifi learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities; • Prepares recommendations pertaining to student remediation, placement in special programs, and psycho-educational interventions; • Consults and confers with instructional and administrative personnel in the development and implementation of instructional methods and procedure designed to facilitate learning and to overcome learning and behavioral disorders; • Participates in parent conferences, pupil evaluation reviews and provides pupil profiles indicating learning strengths and weaknesses; • Serves as a member to student study teams and collaborates with other team members in planning special programs, and in the use of remedial instructional materials for students with special needs; • Consults with parents to further their understanding of the learning and emotional adjustment processes pertaining to their children; • Counsels pupils individually and in small groups using a variety of data gathering and therapy techniques; • Serves as a liaison between the schools and mental health and juvenile agencies in pursuing referral follow-ups; Further job description will be given upon hire.

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