Psychologist - Centennial SD
Position: Psychologist
Subject Area: (none)
Job Title: School Psychologist
Job Location: Districtwide
Beginning: Immediately
Deadline: Open until filled **
District: Centennial SD
Warminster, PA 18974
Telephone: 215-441-6000 EXT 11002
Email:
hr@centennialsd.org
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Job Description:
  • Position Type:
      Student Services/School Psychologist
     
  • Date Posted:
      8/21/2024
     
  • Location:
      William Tennent High School
     
  • Date Available:
      10/07/2024
     
  • Closing Date:
    Until Filled
     
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    Position:   School Psychologist
     
    Location:  William Tennent High School
     
    Group:      CEA ($51,802 - $79,867)
     
    Type:        Contract
     
    Requirement(s): Valid PA School Psychologist Certification
     
    General Scope of Responsibilities – Determine students’ learning and emotional needs, recommend appropriate programs and/or services, carry out mandates and serve as liaison in schools, classrooms, and meetings to prevent student failure.
     
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities
     
    1. Serve as the organizer of assigned school’s Multidisciplinary Team assisting in evaluation and interpretation of student performance data
    2. Provide expertise in the following areas:
    3. Teacher support with collaborative problem solving
    4. Assessment skills and data collection
    5. Behavior management strategies
    6. Knowledge of effective instruction
    7. Development of successful interventions
    8. Conduct psychological evaluations and reevaluations of exceptional students as recommended by the school administration
    9. Provide consultation in child development, learning theory, motivation, and clinical observation
    10. Coordinate special resources including psychiatric services, parent sessions, mainstreaming, referrals, and regular  education support
    11. Represent the district at committee meetings, task forces, in-service presentations, and due process hearings
    12. Maintain knowledge base of the district population, facilities, staff, and available programs
    13. Monitor student caseload
    14. Monitor compliance timelines with the evaluation and IEP process
    15. Participate in child study, MTSS and additional meetings as needed
    16. Maintain currency in law, evaluation tools, and current practices
    17. Other duties as may be assigned
     
    Required Qualifications and Experience
     
    1. Valid Pennsylvania certification as School Psychologist
    2. Ability to take direction and work well with others
    3. Ability to appear for work and to complete assigned tasks within a reasonable period of time
     
     Physical Demands
     
    1. Ability to travel to various school district buildings and off-campus sites
    2. Ability to work in office or classroom environments for extended periods of time including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, some lifting, bending and reaching
    3. Ability to clearly and effectively communicate verbally
     
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
     
     Must have valid PA certification as School Psychologist
     
    Term of Employment – as per the CEA collective bargaining agreement
     
    INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD INCLUDE UP-TO-DATE CLEARANCES WITH THEIR APPLICATION PACKAGE. This includes PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History, FBI Fingerprint.  Clearances must be no more than twelve (12) months old at time of hire.
     
    All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014, enacted December 22, 2014.  MUST SUBMIT ACT 168 FORM TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYERS WHERE YOU HAVE HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.

** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.