DUTIES:

1.Directly responsible to the Supervisor of Clinical and Behavioral Services.
2.Administer comprehensive psych educational assessments that address the areas of suspected disability.
3.Write comprehensive and professional reports on assessment results that provide recommendations for services and supports to address areas of concern.
4.Participate in 603 CMR Team meetings as an evaluator to help determine special education eligibility.
5.Work in collaboration with school adjustment counselors, principals and other staff members.
6.Provide professional development to staff on topics relevant to special education and school psychology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
2.Certified as a School Psychologist by the Massachusetts Department of Education.
3.Licensing as an Educational Psychologist by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Allied Mental Health is preferred (all levels).
4.Prefer three years, on a full-time basis, as a psychologist dealing with problems of children of school age. One of these years should have been in a school setting. A year of suitable internship experience may be counted toward the three year requirement.
5.Prefer two years of successful teaching experience.
6.Proven ability to work effectively with/for children and adults in a multi-cultural community.
7.Empathetic to the needs of young people and adults in the area of special needs.
8.Bilingual/Bicultural (Hispanic) is preferred, but not required.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

 

 

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.  Springfield Public Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discrimination on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.  The Senior Administrator of Human Resources, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Springfield Public Schools, 1550 Main St. Springfield MA, 011103, 413-787-7100,  ext. 55428, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Springfield Public Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX.  Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Springfield Public Schools may be referred to Kathleen O’Sullivan or to U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone 800-421-3481.