School Psychologist

Description

Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter schools. Our 17 campuses and 1,680 employees currently serve 12,000 students, 99% of whom identify as persons of color, 90% of whom are from under-resourced communities, and 81% of whom are first‑generation college attendees. Noble’s mission is to ensure that all students have equitable and positive school experiences that equip them to complete college and lead choice‑filled lives.

We are proud to be recognized nationally for college access and persistence. Noble supports more than 31,000 alumni, with 99% of Noble students accepted into college and historically almost 90% choosing to enroll.

All staff at Noble are bound by three key principles that shape a strong and positive campus culture at Noble.

• Clear, Setting Clear Expectations: Students, like all individuals, flourish when they have a clear understanding of boundaries and expectations. All Noble Schools staff should prepare and explain academic and behavioral expectations using easy‑to‑understand procedures, routines, and “what to do” directions in all spaces.
• Consistent, Maintaining Consistency in Responses: Students experience a spectrum of emotions. While all emotions are valid, not all behaviors are productive. Consistency in how these behaviors are addressed helps to ensure fairness and provides students with the security of knowing that our campuses operate with a sense of justice and equity.
• Connected, Building Positive Relationships: Students, like all individuals, thrive when they feel a communal connection to their school and can rely on meaningful relationships with the adults at the school. All Noble staff prioritize positive interactions and relationships rooted in the humanity and belonging of each student.

Being a School Psychologist is ideal for individuals motivated by the certainty that all of their students can and will succeed. We are looking for School Psychologists to support the overall success of students by providing evaluation services that will facilitate the development of IEPs and interventions. School Psychologists are responsible for participating in the identification of disabilities, the development of Individualized Education Plans, and the implementation of related services.

The psychologist will report to the Senior Director of Student Services and will be responsible for working collaboratively with school personnel in the identification and support of students with specialized needs.

• Partake in a blended approach where evaluation services include the traditional psychometric (norm‑referenced) approaches, where appropriate and/or a pragmatic, MTSS approach (focused on measuring changes in individual performance over time).
• Conduct and report assessment results as determined by the IEP team.
• Support instruction and social‑emotional development by working with students in a counseling manner, as determined by the IEP team.
• Serve as a member of crisis team(s).
• Collaborate with learning specialists to develop norms for academic achievement (e.g., curriculum‑based measures and other measures of student progress) and monitor the reliability and validity of these norms over time.
• Identify systemic patterns of student need and evidence‑based intervention strategies.
• Observe students to identify appropriate intervention strategies and barriers.
• Participate in the development and monitoring of Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Have strong organizational and executive functioning skills to best support multiple campuses.
• Participate in referrals, FIEs, IEPs, MDRs, and other IEP‑associated meetings.
• Work in full cooperation with, and respect the dignity and rights of, Noble colleagues, scholars, and families.

• A belief that all students, regardless of background and current ability, can succeed in high school, college, and life.
• A belief in executing Noble’s approach to high expectations.
• A record of pursuing and achieving ambitious results.
• A regular practice of reflection and a desire to continuously improve.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• A Master’s in School or Education…