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SUMMARY: The ideal candidate will provide a full range of psychological services to support the academic and behavioral competence of students ages birth to 21 in one or more sites in the Spring Lake Park Schools. This includes providing excellent consultation, problem-solving, and evaluation services, providing consultation to school staff and parents, working collaboratively with school staff in the general and special education environments, and managing related responsibilities regarding due process procedures and mandates. This position requires that the school psychologist be committed to providing services that are multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate, is favorable to learning and growth and is based on a commitment that all children can learn. The candidate must be knowledgeable in types of behavioral and academic interventions appropriate for students birth to 21 years and must be proficient in aspects of instruction including student and classroom management, assessment, instructional delivery, and intervention. The candidate must be willing and able to work with students with different types of disabilities who are in need of behavioral, mental health, social skill, and academic interventions. The candidate must also be committed to continuous improvement and professional learning. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: * Utilize evidencebased best practice in all aspects of work including pre-referral interventions, consultations and evaluations. * Participate in design, implementation, and evaluation of early intervention with children experiencing academic and behavioral difficulty. * Assess individual students through direct and indirect methods, including use of response to intervention models. * Consult with school staff, parents and others regarding student, classroom, and school-wide needs. * Work effectively as a member of a high performing team. * Provide individual and group intervention services for students, including social skills training and crisis intervention. * Provide training to staff and parents. * Assist in development of crisis response teams and systems within buildings. * Provide crisis response services. * Assist in development and implementation of building-wide programs to support student behavioral and academic success. * Support development and implementation of data collection and analysis systems to support data-based decision making. * Adhere to due process requirements and state and federal laws regarding students with disabilities, and professional ethics and standards of school psychology. * Support building staff in developing good practices related to due process requirements. * Participate in revenue generating activities required for special education personnel. * Participate in professional development opportunities for school psychologists. * Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development. * Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students. * Work in partnership with school administration, teacher colleagues, and other school support staff. * Always keep the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making. * Acquires knowledge of the goals of the Spring Lake Park Public School Strategic Plan and site/school goals. * Other duties as required.