School Psychologist-AkroTech

Job Description

Job Description

Job title School Psychologist Classification   Exempt Reports to Director of Student Services Organization Unit Support Approved by Human Resources Effective date 5 / 14 / 2025  Job Purpose The School Psychologist provides comprehensive psychological services to support students' academic, social, emotional, and behavioral development. They work collaboratively with educators, parents, and administrators to foster a positive learning environment and ensure students receive the necessary interventions and supports to thrive.

Duties and Responsibilities

Include but not limited to : Student Learning

• Consults with teachers and intervention specialists in the area of classroom behavior management, academic and behavioral interventions, proper implementation of IEP goals and BIP goals.
• Consults and collaborates with principals with respect to the special education program, RTI processes, best practices in running IAT meetings, pre-referral interventions, and proper implementation of BIPs.
• Promotes school policies and practices aligned with the Character Education and anti-bullying programs and ensures the safety of all students by reducing school violence, bullying, and harassment.
• Conducts group sessions with students related to anti-bullying strategies, anger management strategies, problem solving, self-regulation and self-determination.
• Provides counseling, instruction, and mentoring for those struggling with social, emotional, and behavioral problems.
• Helps the schools increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning, consulting with appropriate staff to mentor them and facilitate success.
• Enhances school-wide understanding and acceptance of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Identifies and addresses learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success.
• Supports students' social, emotional, and behavioral health.
• Designs and supports implementation of academic and behavioral interventions.
• Implements school-wide prevention programs that help maintain positive school climates conducive to learning.

Compliance

Family / Community Involvement

Professionalism

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

Working Conditions

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

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