Psychologist

Psychologist Job Description

To facilitate learning academic achievement and to promote the cognitive, social, and personal development of students through consultation, evaluation, and diagnosis as necessary to ensure students reach their fullest potential.

Arizona School Psychologist (PreK-12) Certificate

• Administer intelligence cognitive ability assessments, achievement tests, assessments of perceptual and motor development, and instruments for personality assessment to individual students.
• Evaluate and interpret student data to make recommendations for appropriate services within the full range of regular and special education programs.
• Interpret individual test findings and recommendations to parents of students who are being considered for placement in special education programs.
• Consult with teachers, administrators, and other professionals on specific diagnostic findings concerning students, in an effort to maximize educational development through placement or educational management.
• Counsel students who are referred for psychological aspects of their educational problems.
• Consult with parents concerning students' learning potentials, achievement levels, and personality adjustments, and recommend ways of helping the students and providing sources of further professional assistance.
• Make recommendations based on psychological findings in cases of exemption, retention, acceleration, and other placement situations.
• Prepare and submit needed reports as requested by the Principal or Director of Student Services.
• Share in the responsibility of reviewing incoming students' records to ensure compliance.
• Attend multidisciplinary educational conferences as a representative of the LEA.
• Lead the school's Child Study Team and child find process.
• Provide in-service training programs as requested by the Principal and/or Director of Student Services.
• Assist in monitoring the accuracy of the school's special education census.
• Serve in a liaison capacity between the school and related agencies.
• Keep informed of new developments in school psychology, educational practice, and special education law.
• Continue to grow professionally through appropriate staff development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• This is an in-person position.

Ten-month position, psychologist salary schedule, and employee benefits in accordance with Board policies.

Performance to be evaluated in accordance with Board policy on the evaluation of professional personnel.

Revised:
December 2024