School Psychologist

Job summary

The School Psychologist provides psycho-educational assessments and collaborative consultation to support students, teachers, and parents. They contribute to the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and provide professional learning opportunities for staff.

Job details

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST The Richmond School District is currently seeking a full-time Educational Psychologist. This position is a continuing contract position. All positions within Learning Services engage in supporting the District’s Strategic Plan, specifically, Strategic Priority 1: Success for all Learners and Strategic Priority 2: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The School Psychologist position includes opportunities to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment in the context of the Learning Services Department and with school personnel. This position also involves professional consultation and supporting educational changes in a variety of contexts. The Successful Candidate Will Also Provide collaborative consultation with teachers, parents, and community agencies, and at school-based team meetings Provide ongoing collaborative planning for students and classrooms and assist with pre-referral interventions Provide individualized psycho-educational assessments (based on student need) for students referred through the school-based team process Contribute to the development of educational plans such as the IEP Provide in-service training in the areas of interventions, progress monitoring, data collection and/or assessment Assist with the Ministry of Education processes for designation and adjudication Provide professional learning opportunities for staff Qualifications A master’s degree in school/educational psychology Licensing/eligibility with the College of Health Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC)with special training and supervision in school psychology Teaching certification with BC Teacher Regulation Branch anasset If you have any questions about this position, please contact Sarah Loat, District Administrator–InclusiveLearning at sloat@sd38.bc.ca.

What you’ll do

The School Psychologist provides psycho-educational assessments and collaborative consultation to support students, teachers, and parents. They contribute to the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and provide professional learning opportunities for staff.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a master's degree in school or educational psychology and be licensed or eligible for licensing with the College of Health Care Professionals of British Columbia. Teaching certification with the BC Teacher Regulation Branch is considered an asset.

Listed skills

• collaborative · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Supervision · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Psycho-educational Assessment
• Collaborative Consultation
• IEP Development
• Pre-referral Interventions
• Progress Monitoring
• Data Collection
• In-service Training
• Professional Consultation

Job areas

• Education
• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector