<p>Position: Elementary School Psychologist</p> <p>Position Type: Full-time</p> <p>Department: Special Education</p> <p>Location: District</p> <p>Reports to: Building Principal/Director of Student Services</p> <p>Affiliation: WEA Unit A</p> <p>Salary range: As Determined by Unit A contract</p> <p>General Description:</p> <p>Watertown Public Schools seeks a skilled school psychologist with a growth mindset to join our team of educators at Watertown Public Schools.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provide ongoing consultation to teachers staff, and parents regarding teaching students with diverse learning needs </li><li>Provide counseling services to students to address issues that are interfering with learning, i.e. individual, groups </li><li>Conduct psychological evaluations and write thorough evaluation reports including educationally relevant findings and recommendations </li><li>Conduct screenings as requested through Student Intervention Team (SIT) processes and IEP and 504 Team processes </li><li>Crisis intervention </li><li>Participate as needed in SIT, IEP, and 504 Teams </li><li>Author relevant sections of IEPs and 504 plans </li><li>Write quarterly progress reports </li><li>Documentation of services provided </li><li>Provide trainings for teachers, staff, and parents regarding the role of a school psychologist in an educational setting </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Master's Degree required </li><li>Current Massachusetts DESE licensure as a school psychologist </li><li>Flexibility with respect to caseloads, age groups, and scheduling </li><li>Experience as a school psychologist in a public school setting </li><li>Experience assessing preschool and elementary children </li><li>Experience with the following instruments. Required skill in administering the WPPSI, WISC V (IPAD format), WIAT 3, DAS, VMI, BRIEF 2, BASC 3, Vineland. Additionally, experience with the following are preferred: NEPSY, DKEFS, Brigance, EDDT, BVAT, GARS. </li></ul> <p>Physical Demands:</p> <ul> <li>Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. </li></ul> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer</p> <p>Watertown Public Schools 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.</p>