Psychologist

at  Firefly Autism

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The school psychologists will provide services to help all children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally and emotionally, and will be credentialed and demonstrate professional expertise in psychoeducational assessment practices, interventions and crisis preparedness and response. They will have a foundation in both psychology and education, are experts in addressing barriers to educational success, and will engage in data-based decision making to plan and deliver effective and culturally responsive services.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Successful completion of an approved specialist-level program with a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours or a doctoral program for the preparation of school psychologists.
• Serving children/students ages birth-21 at an accepted institution of higher education.
• CDE licensure in School Psychology: Preferred · Passing of the national school psychology exam: National Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) certification or Praxis II 5402. Passing Score: 147.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to demonstrate cultural humility and leadership by modeling an equity lens and engaging in trauma-informed practices.

• Maintain an active case load of students who receive school based Mental Health support as part of their special education plan.
• Provide school-based, multi-tiered therapeutic services, as well as social, emotional, and behavioral intervention services to individuals, groups, and parents/guardians, including ongoing direct services to students with developmental and emotional disabilities.
• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team for assigned students and work as a team member in making treatment decisions, developing intervention plans, and planning programs to meet the special needs of assigned students