SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

DEPARTMENT:          Special Education Services         

BARGAINING UNIT: Grand Rapids Education Association (GREA)

WAGE:                      Compensation is determined by a structured salary schedule. The starting salary is based on the                                             candidate’s degree level and verified years of licensed or certificated experience.

DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Supervisor of Special Education Services

 

GRPS MISSION
Our mission is to ensure that all scholars are educated, self-directed and productive members of society.

 

JOB SUMMARY

The School Psychologist is responsible for provided psycho-education evaluations of scholars suspected of being disabled and provide interpretations of evaluations to appropriate persons through IEPC meetings. The School Psychologist also provides consultation to school personnel in the areas of learning and the impact on a scholar when there is a disabling condition present.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience:

• Hold a Preliminary School Psychologist Certificate (R380.204 & 380.205).

 

Preferred:

• Hold a Michigan School Psychologist Certificate (R380.206).

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include any of the following duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by employees in this position. Regular on time and in person attendance is an essential function of this job. Other essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:

 

• A knowledge of the organization and administration of local and state agencies and their services for pupils.


• Skills in the administration and interpretation of tests, which shall include intelligence, achievement, personality, and perceptual motor tests.


• A strong understanding of the principles behind testing, measurement, and evaluation


• Skills in integrating data obtained from tests and from other sources of information through both written and oral communication.


• Skills in psychological report writing.


• The ability to interview, consult, and counsel school personnel, parents, students, and others


• The ability to plan and implement classroom management procedures related to student behavior


• Proficiency in planning and developing teaching and curriculum strategies for students


• The acquisition and mastery of a comprehensive understanding of the psychology of learning and learning impairments in students


• A comprehensive understanding of personality development and the assessment of human behavior


• The ability to effectively communicate psychological findings to professionals, parents, students, and others in a meaningful way


• Proven ability to effectively engage with a diverse group of scholars, parents, and staff within a large urban school district


• Consistently demonstrate dependable attendance and punctuality.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

ADA REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below 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.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, and hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work is performed indoors.

 

MENTAL FUNCTIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.

NON-DISCRIMINATION/ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE

The Grand Rapids Public Schools will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.

 

Assistance with the application process may be requested through the Human Resources Department at (616) 819-2022 or [email protected].

 

DISCLAIMER
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.