School Psychologist 2026 - 2027 School Year
On-siteCentral, Louisiana, United States
Central, Louisiana, United StatesOn-siteContractDoctorate Or Professional Degree
ContractDoctorate Or Professional Degree
Job Summary
Conduct full psychological assessments and screenings to identify children with disabilities and determine eligibility for special education placement. Interpret complex test results and prepare comprehensive reports for parents, teachers, and administrators. Coordinate information flow during clinical staffing and IEP meetings to facilitate intervention strategies and academic planning. Consult with medical personnel and provide in-service training to school staff on therapeutic management techniques. Maintain confidential records of evaluations and progress while traveling to various school sites to deliver services. Ensure compliance with IDEA standards and attend necessary continuing education to maintain certification.
Required Qualifications
- State Certified School Psychologist or Psychometrist
- Driver's license with acceptable driving record
- M.S. degree in Educational Psychology
- at least 60 hours of post graduate education in School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychometrics or related fields
- Computer skills
- Communication Skills (oral, written, or business)
- Knowledge of grammatical structure
- vocabulary for preparing correspondence from rough draft or proofing of completed material
- Communicates in clear, grammatically correct English
- composes correspondence
- trains and directs others
- provides complex instructions
- conducts interviews
- use creativity
- make public speeches or presentations
- regular contact by telephone or in-person with the public and other agencies
- interpreting and translating facts and information
- explaining situations and issues to persons
- advising them of alternative courses of action
- Maintains confidentiality of all information
- performs duties with high standards of ethics
- Performs data recording/record keeping operations
- determining what changes need to be made to existing records
- including electronic records
- Performs routine computations requiring a knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percentages
- Reads and interprets complex and sensitive/confidential records/IEPs and other medical records
- Uses business machines and testing equipment
- thorough competence and training to perform such tests as I.Q., achievement, perception, behavior, fine motor skills, auditory, etc.
- Assists in the identification and initial referral of children with disabilities
- Performs full psychological assessment screening
- Obtains background information from parents and students
- Participates in clinical comprehensive staffing
- Coordinates the information flow from the department to other appropriate service providers
- Prepares comprehensive psychological reports
- Interprets test results to parents, teachers, counselors, principals, and to the student if appropriate
- Makes recommendations for intervention
- acts as an IEP team member
- Attends categorical eligibility and IEP meetings
- presentation of evaluation results
- Consults and instructs school personnel and parents in the therapeutic management of students
- Assists teachers with interim MEPTs and IEPs
- Consults with physicians, hospitals, and other medical personnel regarding the needs children may have in order to access academic information
- Maintains confidential records of any tests and interventions
- Provides documentation of progress
- Prepares evaluations and home program documentation
- Provides formal/informal in-service to administrators, parents and teachers
- Travels to the various sites to provide services
- Attends necessary workshops and continuing education to maintain certification
- Ensures compliance with I.D.E.A and other standards of ethics according to Public Law 101-476
- Employees must possess manual dexterity/visual ability to operate vehicles and other testing devices
- Must be able to read test protocols and observe student behavior
- Must be able to load and transport testing equipment between sites
- Employees must possess hearing/speaking ability to communicate with staff, parents and students
Desired Qualifications
- Teaching experience
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