Job Details

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  School Psychologist / Mental Health Specialist

• 200-work day calendar / 8 hours per day / 5 days per week

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  Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
• Posted: May 30, 2022
• Starting Date: August 8, 2022

Job Description

Siletz Valley School is looking for a School Psychologist / Mental Health Specialist to assist in the goal of helping students in our school fully develop their unique intellectual, social, and emotional capabilities.

Duties Include:

• Administer, participate and oversee the student support services and other school-based teams including Crisis Intervention and Response, Special Education/504 plans, psychological and mental health services, MTSS including both RTI and PBIS, trauma-informed practices and other student-related services
• Interpret formal and informal cognitive and other relevant evaluations required to determine eligibility for special education services, as well as for ongoing reevaluations.
• Provide ongoing informal and formal evaluation of students’ academic skills, learning aptitudes, emotional development, adaptive behavior, and social skills
• Use a variety of instruments and techniques that are appropriate for the student. This includes report writing, data analysis, and dissemination of results.
• Review student records for the screening and evaluation process of current and new students, including Kindergarten screening.
• Collaborate with building and support staff, parents and outside agencies to meet the needs of students.
• Monitor Special Education program and services, in conjunction with the local school district
• Participation in IEP meetings and advising the development of IEP goals. Collaborate with others to develop appropriate cognitive and academic goals for students with different abilities, disabilities, strengths and needs, and develop interventions to achieve these goals
• Provide group and individual lessons on social-emotional skill development as well as individual counseling sessions based on student needs and IEP goals and objectives
• Provide direct services to individuals or groups of students (e.g., counseling, crisis interventions, mentoring, and individual safety plans, when appropriate).
• Involvement and consultation around behavioral interventions and plans, in conjunction with the teachers, staff, and families
• Support, with more focus, the students who have disabilities that affect their behavior, social skills, and or mental health
• Participate in ongoing PD including maintaining knowledge of new intervention strategies and new assessments in the areas of instructional strategies, behavior management, behavioral intervention plans, and emotional disabilities
• Participate in planning and implementing prevention programs to address students' social and emotional needs (e.g., programs to address bullying, school violence, and school safety)
• Maintains confidentiality for the purpose of protection of students, staff, parents, and the school community
• Supports and promotes the school’s goals and initiatives
• Other administrative duties as assigned by the Administration

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree from an approved program in school psychology
• Licensed by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) or out of State equivalent
• Experience with students with ASD and ID, including the teaching of social skills and/or the use of research based curriculum and programs
• Experience in a culturally diverse, low-socio economic public school setting
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of child development, including the development of children with disabilities

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  Position Type: Full-time (200-day contract)

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  Salary: $58,036.53- 78,904.50

Equal Opportunity Employer

Siletz Valley School is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Contact Information

• Christina Bushnell, HR
• 1245 James Frank Ave., Siletz OR 97380
• Phone: 541-444-1100