School Psychologist Intern

Current salary posted is based on 2025-26 salary schedule; it will be updated when 2026-27 salary schedule is known.

Position to begin with the 2026-27 school year and is open until filled.

Medford SD 549C Job Description

Our Mission: ALL Own Their Present and Future, ALL Are Known and Challenged, ALL Achieve Their Potential, ALL Options are Open and Hopeful

Job Title: School Psychologist Intern

Supervisor: Special Education Directors

FLSA Status: Exempt

Contract: 192 Days

In partnership with the Medford School District and under the supervision of a site or field supervisor, the intern will carry out job responsibilities and fulfill internship requirements as specified by the post‑secondary institution.

• Assist and/or provide counseling, instruction and mentoring for those struggling with social, emotional and behavioral problems under the supervision of administration or their designee.
• Gives input and participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment, identification, evaluation, and placement of students into special education programs.
• Participates as crisis team member and provides crisis intervention for students and staff in the advent of sudden illness or injury under the direction of administration.
• Works collaboratively to support students' social, emotional, and behavioral health.
• Assists with the identification of learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success
• Assist with implementing school‑wide prevention programs that help maintain positive school climates conducive to learning
• Assist with increasing achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning.

• To the extent possible, the Medford School District will provide an internship experience that is aligned with the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The internship experience will provide the intern with the opportunity to work in a variety of school settings with children and adolescents of differing backgrounds and needs.

• Identify and resolve academic barriers to learning
• Design and implement student progress monitoring systems
• Design and implement academic and behavior interventions
• Support effective individualized instruction
• Create positive classroom environments
• Motivate all students to engage in learning

• Aware and appreciates cultural diversity and the importance of communication skills reflecting sensitivity to the feeling of all persons regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.

• Actively participates in faculty and grade level or department meetings, assist building efforts to plan, budget, implement, and evaluate the school’s program and to do related work as required

• Working with other team members helps facilitate contact with and acts as a liaison between the home, school, community health agencies and the private medical sector to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.
• Maintains communication with administrators, teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the health and safety needs of students.
• Suggest referrals and help coordinate community support

• Assist with collection and analyzing data related to school improvement, student outcomes, and accountability requirements.
• Assist with the design, implementation, and garner support for comprehensive school mental health programming

• Assist with promoting wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self‑regulation, self‑determination, and optimism.
• Assist with responding to crises by providing services as directed, and assist with the coordination with needed community services
• Assist with teaching parenting skills and enhance home‑school collaboration

• All employees of the Medford School…