SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST - 2026-2027 School Year

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST - 2026-2027

School Year Pulaski County Schools District Wide - Somersert, Kentucky Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in

Pulaski County Schools Job Details Job ID:

5658497

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Yesterday Starting Date:

Immediately Job Description TITLE :

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST QUALIFICATIONS

: Kentucky certificate, license or other legal credential required .

REPORTS TO

Director of Support Services/ Superintendent

JOB GOAL

To help parents, teachers and schools work together for the benefit of the student. This includes : Preventing educational and behavioral problems through early identification and consultation. Identifying special needs of children through consultation, observation and other psychological and educational assessment. Analyzing, integrating and reporting psychological and educational information about child behavior and conditions related to learning. Consulting with teachers and other staff members in planning, implementing, and evaluating school programs and interventions to meet the identified psychological and educational needs of individuals and groups of children. Planning and managing a program of psychological services including: 1) pre-referral, referral and assessment services; 2) early identification services; 3) intervention and counseling for children; 4) program evaluation and applied educational research.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Consult with general and exceptional teachers about the effects of various teaching techniques and methods of classroom instruction. Confer with teachers and parents about the child's learning abilities, achievement levels, social/ emotional development, and learning needs. Help teachers and parents understand more about how children grow, learn and develop. Assist teachers and parents in the development of appropriate goals and objectives necessary to meet the needs of each child. Provide crisis intervention services to students and school personnel upon request. Aid in the construction and selection of evaluation procedures and instruments and assist in the development evaluation of programs, materials, and educational strategies for the district. Participate in screening meetings, serving to interpret and consult on the available data. Develop with teachers, parents and administrators intervention strategies designed to help in solving students' school related problems in the regular classroom setting. Monitor the effectiveness of intervention strategies and, when necessary, ensure the initiation of a formal referral for complete psycho-educational assessment. School based teacher assistance teams are recommended for delivery of items 7, 8 and 9. Complete individual psycho-educational assessments and evaluation reports within federal due process timelines. Co-chair ARC meetings, as needed Conduct needs assessments in order that service delivery goals may be set. Serve on district committees to apply psychological expertise for the development, implementation and evaluation of educational programs . Such areas may include grant application writing, the development of performance assessment procedures, curriculum design, competency testing and remedial programming Provide professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel; and develop systematic research programs to answer questions of concern to school personnel, such as the relationships between educational programs and pupil achievement. This service would be provided as the need arises Assist with testing for the gifted program. Assist with early childhood assessment and intervention. Interpret the school psychologist's role to the community Assist in beginning programs for children who are found to be "at risk" and provide for parent training as needed Performs such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the superintendent 205 days per contracted year

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and work days to be established by the board.

EVALUATION

: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel .

Position Type:

Full-Time Salary:

$58,899 Per Year Job Requirements Contact Information Linda Flynn ,

Director of Special Education District Wide Phone:

606-679-1123

Email:

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