Position Type:
Student Support Services/Psychologist

Date Posted:
3/7/2023

Location:
Various Schools

Date Available:
As soon as filled

Closing Date:
Until filled

Greenwich Public Schools seeks a long-term substitute school psychologistthrough the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year. This position will service students .7 at International School at Dundee and .3 at Central Middle School.

School psychologists support the social, emotional and academic learning goals of all students, and provide services to students with disabilities as described in their IEPs and Section 504 plans. They collaborate with teachers, administrators, other school specialists, and other health professionals to ensure that every child learns in a safe, healthy and supportive environment. Social workers perform specialized social work in an educational setting to enable students to achieve optimal learning. They collect, interpret, and synthesize information about a student's social history, community environment, family dynamics, economic differences, and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral functioning, working cooperatively as an interdisciplinary team member to provide services and to devise an appropriate service plan for referred students and their families.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

IDEA and Section 504

• Complete triennial evaluations for individual students using a variety of assessment methods
• Participate as a member of the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) in developing the Present Levels of Educational Performance, counseling related service goals and objectives, and service descriptions
• Participate as a member of the 504 Multidisciplinary teams in developing the 504 plan

Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability

• Assess educational outcomes and their instructional implications for individuals or groups using achievement or mastery tests, student portfolios, performance-based assessment, and curriculum-based measures.
• Collect data on individual students, classrooms, and programs to design effective interventions using research-based strategies to enhance service delivery and to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions.
• Assess aspects of the classroom and school environments that contribute to or detract from the social, emotional and academic development of students

Socialization and Development of Life Competencies

• Design and implement individual, classroom and school-wide programs in social skills, social problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making, mindfulness, growth mindset, and life skills
• ?Design and implement approaches to classroom management and student discipline, positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), ecological intervention and enhancement of classroom climate
• Provide individual and group counseling to help students whose behavior impacts them socially, emotionally and/or academically

School Structure, Organization and Climate

• Help design and participate in student support teams, coordinated school-based PBIS teams, Safe School Climate committees, SEL committees, and other efforts dedicated to improving school climate and service to students

Prevention, Wellness Promotion, and Crisis Intervention

• Help design and implement prevention programs including the school's comprehensive social/ emotional learning program
• ?Design programs to prevent and intervene in situations involving serious academic, behavioral or emotional difficulties
• Design and implement procedures to support students, school staff members, and families in times of crisis

Home/ School/ Community Collaboration

• Design and conduct a variety of activities for supporting parents and families and enhancing the home-school connection
• Work with parent and community organizations to promote parent-school collaboration and act as a resource for educational or psychological knowledge including contact with private psychologists and psychiatrists

QUALIFICATIONS:

• CT Certification as School Psychologist (#070) required