School Psychologist - Vacancy ID: 132528

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. WI DPI license commensurate with the specific assignment. 2. Experience in the field of school psychology preferred. JOB GOAL: To perform all necessary psychological services to the students as identified as essential functions. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Psychoeducational Assessment: • Conduct individual student assessments which may include the areas of intelligence, academic achievement, perceptual skills, social/emotional development and social/adaptive skills. • Prepare written psychoeducational reports. • Use assessment data to help develop educational programs for students. Student Support Team Participation: • Participate on student support teams to develop and evaluate pre-referral interventions. • Assist with implementation of interventions when appropriate. • Maintain appropriate documentation of school efforts and follow-up if unsuccessful. Consultation: • Consult with teachers and administrators regarding student behavior, social concerns, and academic achievement in order to develop strategies to meet the student's educational needs. • Consult with parents to assist them in understanding child development and to develop strategies to address their concerns. • Assist regular and special education teachers with classroom academic and behavior management plans. • Identify appropriate outside resources for parents and teachers. • Provide relevant staff development and parent training. Student Services Team Collaboration: • Collaborate with Student Services Team members to develop and implement student programs. • Assist in the organization and evaluation of the Student Services Team as implemented at the building and District levels. Student Interventions: • Provide brief student interventions to improve social/emotional development, alleviate situational stressors and assist with academic difficulties. • Conduct screenings to determine if other interventions may be appropriate. • Intervene with students and consult with parents, staff, and other outside agencies when students evidence suicidal ideation, gesturing or attempts. • Collaborate with other Student Service Team members and building administrators relative to student issues of abuse/harassment. Due Process Coordination (IDEA, 504 and Child Study): • Maintain knowledge of current law and practice relative to special education/504 due process procedures. • Assure compliance with due process procedures from referral through placement. • Chair IEP/Child Study meetings and complete IEP/Child Study report and other associated paperwork. • Provide inservice to staff addressing current due process requirements and practices. General Duties: • Communicating professionally and respectfully with students, staff, parents, and community members, using oral, written, and electronic means. • Attending work regularly. • Performing other duties as assigned. EVALUATION: Conducted by Building Principal or Associate Principal as per the Hudson School District Board of Education Policy. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This work regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, speaking, hearing and occasionally requires pushing, pulling, lifting, and operating machines; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, and observing general surroundings and activities; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. school offices/classrooms/passageways).