Open Positions for Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit

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Contracted School Psychologist

JobID: 307

Position Type:
  CASUAL EMPLOYMENT (CONTRACTED) - PDE CERTIFIED/Contracted School Psychologist


Date Posted:
  12/12/2024


Location:
  Schnecksville, PA


  This  is a contracted position that works up to 29 hours a week and no benefits are offered
Position Definition:  The person filling this position will have the primary responsibility for providing appropriate psychological services to exceptional and thought-to-be students within the Intermediate Unit.
 
Relationship:  The School Psychologist is directly responsible to the Assistant Director of Special Programs and Services.
 
Qualifications:
 
Education/Experience:  
• PDE Certification as a School Psychologist, required.
 
Skills/Knowledge:  
• Demonstrates a proficient understanding and utilization of Microsoft Office Suite and other software packages for use in the Special Program and Services Department.
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain complete confidentiality.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by patience, understanding, and congeniality.
• Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates organizational skills and time management skills, providing for productivity, accuracy, and attention to detail in the carrying out of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to implement and comply with PA Individual Education Program process.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize assigned tasks.
• Completes task with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and maintain departmental deadlines.
• Demonstrates the ability to make professional decisions.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Demonstrates philosophy of lifelong learning.
• Proficient in the use of technology to communicate with students, parents, staff, administrators, and community members.
• Possesses the skills to provide the highest level of customer service, with patience and knowledge of the Department’s services.
• Ability to attend work regularly at assigned work hours subject to lawful leave rights and responsibilities.
• Maintains current knowledge of programs/services, such as surrogate parenting, health care options, local services providers, and other relevant PDE initiatives.
 
Physical:
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, lift, reach, and communicate (vision, hearing, and speech) to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities. 
• Ability to independently ambulate in and around work areas.
• Ability to travel to and from assigned work locations without employer support.
• Ability to exhibit appropriate manual dexterity to effectively carry out functions, duties, and responsibilities.
• Ability to conduct a safety restraint protocol which requires:
  • a normal degree of flexibility;
  • the ability to stand, walk, run, and shuffle for at least several minutes;
  • the ability to kneel on one and two knees and then stand up;
  • the ability to bend the trunk at 45 degrees and twist to either side;
  • the ability to grasp firmly and raise hands above the head;
  • the ability to learn and correctly demonstrate multi-step physical skills
  
Authority:  The School Psychologist will have the authority to perform all functions listed below in accordance with established policies and procedures.
 
Functions/Duties/Responsibilities:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function/duty/responsibility at acceptable standards. In accordance with both state and/or federal law, reasonable accommodations will be considered upon employee request.
 
Essential:
• Improves academic and behavioral achievement by conducting psychological and academic assessments that inform interventions which improve student outcomes.
• Promotes and facilitates effective management of student and classroom behavior.
• Assists school teams in monitoring student progress through the collection and interpretation of student and classroom data.
• Promotes positive behavior and mental health practices in resolving individual, group, and system level challenges in school behavior and mental health related areas.
• Assesses student emotional and behavioral needs and designs appropriate supports.
• Chairs and/or attends Multidisciplinary Team meetings.





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