Job Title:  Psychological Examiner

 

Terms of Employment: 9 month contract; 183 days

 

FLSA Status:  Exempt

 

Reports To:  Assistant Superintendent, Special Services

 

Brief Description of Position:

 

The Psychological Examiner is responsible for providing an educationally and psychometrically sound evaluation assessment of students referred for special education evaluation.

 

 

 

Required Qualifications:

 

• A master’s degree representing intensive coursework in the principles and practice of educational guidance, educational testing and measurement, counseling, the psychology of learning, and statistics.

• State of Missouri Psychological Examiner or School Psychologist certification

• At least two years of successful teaching experience, experience in special education, counseling, or psychometrics.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Skills in human relations, leadership and conflict management.

• Demonstrate skills in computer word processing, spreadsheets and data bases

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Prepare psycho educational evaluation reports based on test results and interpretation.

• Integrated with case history, prepare evaluation reports that present an accurate and clear profile of a student's level of functioning or disability.

• Assess each student's strengths and weaknesses, compare test results with the standards of the evaluation instruments, analyze potential test biases, and develop appropriate recommendations to help direct educational interventions and services in a most inclusive and least restrictive environment.

• Abide by laws and regulations applicable to testing and assessment in special education and follow school district policies and codes of ethics applicable to education, special education and psychological assessment.

• Provide psycho educational interventions such as consultation services, collaboration in behavior management planning and monitoring, devising social skills training programs for special services educators.

• Establish and maintain rapport with children, parents and teachers.

• Read and interpret research in behavioral and clinical assessment.

• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.