School Psychologist East Valley

Legacy Traditional Schools is dedicated to cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award‑winning results, and fostering a positive school spirit.

The School Psychologist provides evaluation, consultative, and counseling services within the school setting. They conduct psycho‑educational evaluations and lead the multidisciplinary team in identifying students in need of special education services.

• Lead the multidisciplinary evaluation team through the evaluation process for students referred for a special education evaluation.
• Complete comprehensive evaluations and use professional judgment to identify additional data needs.
• Participate in the non‑violent crisis response team if trained.
• Conduct classroom observations as part of the evaluation process, child study team process, and consultative process.
• Prepare cohesive and timely evaluation reports.
• Interpret assessment data and communicate it to parents and MET members meaningfully.
• Identify students’ needs and develop programming recommendations based on evaluation outcomes.
• Lead the school team in developing and implementing behavior plans.
• Lead the pre‑referral intervention team.
• Provide counseling services in alignment with students’ IEPs and/or 504 plans.
• Provide school‑based counseling in accordance with pre‑referral intervention or informally.
• Facilitate training on position‑related topics as needed.
• Provide consultative services to teachers and administrators regarding behavioral and academic concerns.
• Respond to all internal and external customers promptly, efficiently, friendly, and patiently.
• Maintain courteous relationships with students, staff, parents, and community, treating all with respect.
• Maintain activity throughout the campus and travel to other campuses as required; participate in events outside normal hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s or higher degree.
• School Psychologist Certificate in the state where the position is located.
• Successful completion of a criminal history background check.

• Experience conducting psycho‑educational evaluations.
• Knowledge of IDEA and K‑8 special education programming.

• Four days on campus, one day remote. Remote days must be approved by the principal in advance and are limited to non‑student‑facing work such as report writing and compliance documentation. Remote work must not interfere with testing, IEP meetings, or urgent student needs.

• Physical demands include frequent walking, standing, stooping, lifting up to approximately 25 pounds, and occasional lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods; see and read with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels; speak in audible tones.
• Eligibility and terms to be discussed with the recruiter.

Sign‑on bonus: $10,000*. Competitive salary ($41,000–$44,000), industry‑leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, and paid time‑off. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits; discounted on‑site childcare; student enrollment priority. Retirement plans: 401(k) with 6% matching in Arizona, PERS in Nevada, TRS in Texas. Promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, tuition reimbursement.