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Swain County Board of Education (Inc)

School Psychologist

Swain County Board of Education (Inc), Bryson City, North Carolina, United States, 28713

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Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, April 7, 2025 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)

Job Description Reports to the Director of Student Services

Position Purpose School psychologists help students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. School psychologists collaborate, problem‑solve, intervene, and evaluate to support the whole child within a Multi‑Tiered System of Support. They use/support the use of evidence‑ and/or research‑based interventions to overcome barriers to student success, and they analyze and evaluate data to support student growth. They work with multi‑disciplinary educators, administrators, families, and other community based mental health professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students and strengthen connections between home and school.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborate with district and school leadership to implement a Multi‑Tiered System of Support in order to ensure high quality instruction matched to student need

Provide services to schools including direct and indirect support of universal screenings; use of data‑based problem‑solving; data‑based decision making; development of academic, social‑emotional, and behavioral programming; progress monitoring; and interpretation of data to various stakeholders

Consult with district staff, school staff, families, and community agencies regarding cognitive, academic, social, and behavioral performance/needs of individuals and groups of students

Collaborate with Exceptional Children staff in order to prepare for initial referral and triennial reevaluation meetings

Administer relevant assessments as needed in order to determine student strengths, needs, and areas of suspected disability

Compose written reports of comprehensive psychoeducational assessments that assist with developing appropriate programming and instruction for students and provide these reports to various stakeholders

Assist with the development, implementation, and review of Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans

Address and promote student safety through intervention and crisis response to schools, suicide screenings and threat assessments

Provide professional development to stakeholders on pertinent topics

Participate in professional learning activities

Engage in professional growth that is linked to professional goals and district/school improvement plans and department strategic plans

Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Characteristic

Valid School Psychologists License

Term of Employment

10 Months Full Time

Compensation based on the North Carolina State Salary Schedule.

50 Main Street Suite 2 Bryson City, NC 28713 Phone - 828-488-3129 Fax - 828-488-8510 hr@swainmail.org

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