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School Psychologist

Job in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, 93399, USA
Listing for: Bakersfield City School District
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-24
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    Psychology, School Counselor, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Academic
  • Healthcare
    Psychology
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 130437 - 159039 USD Yearly USD 130437.00 159039.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: School Psychologist (2025 - 2026 School Year)

Overview

Position Type:
Administration (Certificated)/ Psychologist

Date Posted: 1/15/2026

Location:

Education Center

Date Available:

07/01/2025

Closing Date: 01/28/2026

Qualifications
  • California Pupil Personnel Services credential in school psychology
  • Master s degree desired
  • Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, students, parents and public, and to respect confidential matters
  • Bilingual ability desired
  • Ability to work flexible and irregular hours
  • Possession of valid California driver s license and personal automobile for use on district business
Responsibilities (selected)
  • Utilizes varied models and methods of assessment and data collection for identifying strengths and needs of individual students and broader school community, developing effective services and programs, and measuring progress and outcomes
  • Consults and collaborates with colleagues, students, families and other stakeholders to promote effective implementation of services
  • Uses assessment and data collection methods to implement and evaluate services that support cognitive and academic skills, support socialization, learning, and mental and behavioral health, including but not limited to behavioral supports, individual and group counseling, and social skills training in collaboration with others
  • Develops and implements practices and strategies to create and maintain effective and supportive learning environments for children and others (e.g., positive behavior interventions and supports)
  • Promotes services that enhance learning, mental and behavioral health, safety, and physical well-being through protective and adaptive factors and to implement effective crisis preparation, response, and recovery
  • Implements and evaluates services that respond to culture and context and facilitate family and school partnerships and interactions with community agencies for enhancement of academic and social–behavioral outcomes for children
  • Provides effective professional services that promote effective functioning for individuals, families, and schools with diverse characteristics, cultures, and backgrounds and across multiple contexts, with recognition that an understanding and respect for diversity in development and learning are foundations for all aspects of service delivery
  • Evaluates and applies research as foundation for service delivery and, in collaboration with others, use various techniques and technology resources for data collection, measurement, and analysis to support effective practices at individual, group, and/or systems levels
  • Provides services consistent with ethical, legal, and professional standards; engage in responsive ethical and professional decision-making; collaborate with other professionals; and apply professional work characteristics needed for effective practice as school psychologists, including respect for human diversity, communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, responsibility, adaptability, initiative, dependability, and technology skills
  • Functions as part of district s continuum of mental health services. Collaboratively provide a multi-tiered system of supports through implementation and monitoring of evidence-based mental-health, behavioral and academic interventions for all students in need
  • Models personal and professional values of equity, integrity, caring, collaboration, personal and collective responsibility
  • Performs other related duties as assigned
Reports To / Job Goal
  • REPORTS TO: Administrator as assigned
  • JOB GOAL: To support students learning, social development and mental and behavioral health using problem solving, assessment, data-based decision-making, and delivery of evidenced-based interventions. To collaborate and consult with educators, families, and other professionals to help create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students.
Salary and Evaluation
  • SALARY: $130,437 - $159,039 annually (199 days) (max. salary includes all longevity and educational stipends)
  • EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District s "Improvement of Professional Services" handbook, Board Policies and Procedures and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable
Minimum

Application Requirements

An online application and any documents listed below must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on January 28, 2026
.

  • Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation (dated within 1 year)
  • Evidence of credential authorizing service as a school psychologist

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with application. District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. For positions requiring college course work official transcripts will be required upon employment.

It is the applicant s responsibility to meet all application requirements and supply copies of all required documents. A separate set of paperwork is required for each application submitted. All application materials submitted become the property of…

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