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Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best workPosition Title: School Psychologist Mental Health (1099)Pay rate: $90.00 per hour /1099Shift hours: 7:30-4:00 pm 30 min lunchClient: Hemet Unified School District, Hemet CA 92545BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, to evaluate the needs of average, gifted, handicapped anddisturbed children in an educational setting; to perform psycho educational assessments to determine appropriateprograms and instructional processes to enable students to achieve maximum achievement and adjustment; to assiststudents in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or academic problems and issues; to serve as aresource pertaining to student behavior management and learning strategies, and welfare and attendance problems andconcerns; and to do other related functions as directed.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSPerform a variety of individual and group psycho educational assessment and diagnosis of specific learning,emotional and behavioral disabilities;Prepare recommendations pertaining to student remediation, placement in special programs, and psycho educationalinterventions;Consult and confer with instructional and administrative personnel in the development and implementation ofinstructional methods and procedures designed to facilitate learning and to overcome learning and behavioraldisorders;Participate in parent conferences, pupil evaluation reviews and provide pupil profiles indicating learning strengths andweaknesses;Serve as a member of student study teams and collaborate with other team members in planning special programs,and in the use of remedial instructional materials for students with special needs;Consult with parents to further their understanding of the learning and emotional adjustment processes pertaining totheir child;Counsel pupils individually and in small groups using a variety of data gathering and therapy techniques;Serve as a resource to site and District personnel and members of the school community concerning youth services;Serve as a liaison between the schools and mental health and juvenile agencies in pursuing referral follow-ups;Assist in the development and monitoring of individual education plans for students with exceptional needs;May pursue evaluation and research activities to determine the effectiveness of the school psychological serviceprogram;Assist in identifying school psychological service needs;Plan and present, as requested, a variety of management related reports pertaining to school psychological servicefunctions and activities.EMPLOYMENT STANDARDSKNOWLEDGE OF:Principles, methods, techniques, strategies, and trends in educational, social, and emotional adjustment assessmentfunctions;Applicable and appropriate psychological and achievement appraisal instruments, techniques, and procedures;Social service and youth service agencies in the local and greater metropolitan area;Social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of pre-school and school age students;Evaluation and research techniques, strategies, and procedures;Curriculum and instruction programs proven to be beneficial to pupils with special learning needs.SKILLS/ABILITY TO:Effectively and efficiently assess students and aid them in analyzing and developing alternative solutions tobehavioral, educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns;Conduct, analyze, and effectively utilize a variety of individual and group counseling techniques applicable to thestudent with severe learning, behavioral and emotional needs;EMPLOYMENT STANDARDSSKILLS/ABILITY TO:Effectively deal with site and District personnel, parents, social service, and youth service agencies in resolvingstudent problems and concerns;Effectively participate in the planning and implementation of individual educational and learning plans;Communicate effectively in oral and written form;Organize tasks, set priorities, maintain work pace;Perform repetitive tasks;Complete work assignments on schedule;Respond appropriately to directions and changes in working assignments;Work with minimal supervision;Manage multiple tasks;Understand and carry out oral and written directions with minimal accountability controls;Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.Ability to assess severely handicapped students.EDUCATIONBachelor's degree and Master's degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements.EXPERIENCETwo years of successful school psychologist experience; classroom teaching or counseling at the elementary orsecondary school level is desirable.CREDENTIALGeneral Pupil Personnel Services with the authorization to serve as a Psychologist Standard Pupil Personnel DesignatedServices with the Psychologist authorization: or Personnel Services Basic Pupil Personnel Services School Psychologist.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONSThe physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position must perform incarrying out the essential functions listed above.Physical Demands - Sitting (up to continuously); stand, walk, bend, stoop, look up/ down (occasionally); push, pull, twist,squat, climb stairs (infrequently); repetitive hand activities within close reach, such as keyboard, mouse, handwriting, files& phone (continuously); lift/ carry office supplies, up to 10 pounds (frequently), to 30 pounds (occasionally); use seeing,hearing and speaking.Working Conditions – Indoor office setting; exposure to usual office sounds and student noise, traffic and school bells;seasonal temperatures; office dust & (possible) odor of perfume or room deodorizer.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of thejob.Special Notes:Site Support / Travel: These positions require the contracted employee to drive site-to-site daily supporting studentassessments. The District will not provide mileage reimbursement to the contracted employee. Our school sites arelocated in the Hemet, San Jacinto, Idyllwild, and Anza areas.Average Assessments completed per psych - 70Average Caseload - 960 students This average covers ALL students, not just Special Ed students.
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