School Psychologist and 504 Coordinator Position Available In Plymouth, Massachusetts

School Psychologist and 504 Coordinator
Plymouth Public Schools
Plymouth North High School – Plymouth, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5219316

Application Deadline:

Jun 15, 2025 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted:

Yesterday

Starting Date:

Jul 1, 2025
Job Description

TITLE:

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Maintains a valid Massachusetts DESE certification as a school psychologist. (Master’s
degree or higher from an accredited college or university.)
2. Highly Qualified as per Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE).
3. Proven ability to relate to a variety of constituencies, including but not limited to:
administrators, parents, teachers, students, other school staff and visitors.
4. Possess good communication skills both verbal and written.
5. Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities.
6. A sense of humor and a proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner with all
staff members, students, and with the larger educational community.
7. Such alternative to the above qualifications as the school department may find
appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

Building principal, program manager and special education administration.

JOB GOALS

1. To provide direct and indirect social and emotional supports to students, staff and
families.
2. To work collaboratively with all students, staff and families in order to provide students
with social emotional and behavioral supports in order for them to be more successful
within the school setting.
3. Provide a safe and supportive educational environment for all students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

(include but are not limited to):
1. Participates in/follows all federal and state mandated procedures and timelines for the
identification of students requiring special education services within the school setting,
including the administration of appropriate formal and informal assessment
tools/measures based on the suspected area of disability.
2. Develops an appropriate Individualized Education Plan for all students that are
determined eligible for special education services. This includes the creation of short
and long term goals, based on assessment data and targeted curriculum standards, for
all of the student’s areas of identified disability.
3. Participates in all federal and state mandated procedures and timelines for case
management for all identified students, i.e. team meetings and liaison to regular
education settings.
4. Schedules, meets, counsels, and instructs assigned students in the locations and at the
time designated.
5. Supervises all assigned students and any assigned paraeducators.
6. Plans and prepares educationally relevant treatment plans that meet the individual
needs, interests and abilities of the students.
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TITLE:

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7. Assist classroom teachers in creating a classroom environment that is conducive to
learning student engagement.
8. Prepares for student groups and professional meetings showing written evidence/data of
preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
9. Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media in supporting
student plans.
10. Implements the school districts strategic plan and individual school improvement plans.
11. Evaluates and documents student progress toward identified goals on a regular basis
and provides progress reports as required.
12. Seeks the assistance of district specialists as needed and required.
13. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment,
materials, and facilities.
14. Maintains accurate and complete, student records as required by law, district policy, and
administrative regulation and provides documentation when necessary.
15. Creates, implements and follows individual student safety plans, IEP’s, 504’s, health
care plans, etc.
16. Mandated reporting and referrals to outside agencies appropriate to the role
17. Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life
and conduct and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior
and procedure, maintaining order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
18. Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related
purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under
reasonable terms.
19. Strives to participate in professional development opportunities to remain current in the
educational field.
20. Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
21. Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.
22. Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and
parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of assigned
students.
23. Performs other related tasks and assumes other related responsibilities as may from
time to time be as assigned by the Principal and/or Program Manager.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed
as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of those in this classification.

Position Type:

Full-time