SUB PSYCHOLOGIST

Posting Opens March 12, 2018
Posting Closes June 30, 2018
 
The Akron Board of Education announces a possible opening for a Substitute School Psychologist, Job Code 059, Time Schedule: As and When Needed, Salary TBD, Collective Bargaining Unit – AEA.  This position is a State Teachers Retirement System position.
 
Application must be made electronically through https://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.  Please upload a letter of interest, resume, and a current copy of the appropriate license in addition to completing the online application.  The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. 
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact John Biltz, Coordinator, Special Education (Child Study), 330-761-3151 or Human Resources 330-761-2946.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:  

• Ohio Department of Education license in School Psychology; or
• Meets Ohio Department of Education license requirements for School Psychologist.

• A commitment to working with students, professionals and community members in a multi-cultural setting;Experience in working with students in an urban setting;
• Experience in the following:
• Public school teaching (elementary and/or secondary);
• School counseling and guidance;
• Internship in an urban district;
• Intervention and assessment of low incident populations;
• Implementation of Ohio Model Policy and Procedures.

• Conducts intensive psycho-educational evaluations of children referred, giving priority to children identified as or suspected of having disabilities;
• Assists Intervention Assistance Teams to implement Pyramid of Learning Model;
• Contributes to a multi-factored evaluation, utilizing appropriate diagnostic instruments and techniques as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Confers with teachers, parents and other educational personnel on matters relating to the education and/or mental health of children;
• Assists staff in implementing or modifying instructional strategies, classroom management procedures, intervention strategies and follow-up activities;
• Documents data by writing comprehensive reports with recommendations;
• Contributes to the written report of the evaluation team delineating the results of the psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of an IEP;
• Counsels individually and in groups with students and/or their parents;
• Conducts or participates in in-service training programs;
• Participates directly or as a consultant to personnel conducting screening programs;
• Reports to and performs any tasks assigned by the Coordinator, Special Education (Child Study) or the Director of Special Education.