PSYCHOLOGIST, HOURLY

ADMINISTRATION

Northeast:Northwest:Southeast:Southwest

Hourly, benefits eligible with minimum hours

FTE: 0.400000

Salary Range: http://careers.dpsk12.org/teachercomp/compensationyourfirstyear

Essential Functions and Objectives:

- The Psychologist performs psycho-educational assessment (average, gifted, disabled, and disturbed children) of students in Preschool through 12th grade.

- Consults with staff and parents, making recommendations for developmentally appropriate services and strategies to assist in improving student achievement.

- Participates in crisis management by counseling and or making referrals.

- Counsels students, parents (in groups and individually) and consults with staff in the development of appropriate behavior goals.

- Interprets test data, researches available tests necessary to meet individual school needs, provides in-service training for staff on standardized administration technique, and interprets individual and group test data to staff and parents.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

- Must possess a Colorado Department of Education Special Service Provider License with an endorsement in School Psychology.

- Experience in the administration and interpretation of a variety of test instruments to evaluate cognitive ability, learning aptitudes, academic skills and eligibility for special education.

- Experience using consultation techniques that allow for providing effective techniques that address problems in learning and behavior.

- Skills in intervention including psychological.

- Experience working with culturally diverse populations.

Education Requirements:

* Master's degree in Psychology.

: About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.