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School Psychologist - Pool 2023-2024
 Adams 12 Five Star Schools | |
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k), 403(b)
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 United States, Colorado, Thornton | |
| 1500 East 128th Avenue (Show on map) | |
 July 19, 2023 | |
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SALARY INFORMATION: STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40 FTE: 1.0 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9 JOB CODE: 1700PY POSITION TYPE: PERMANENT/REGULAR LOCATION: THORNTON, CO Adams 12 Five Star Schools is pleased to share its plans to raise starting teacher salaries to $58,000 a year effective with the 2023-24 school year, an increase of more than $12,000 from the previous starting salary! Please click to view the new salary schedules. Additional Compensation Notes: All special education educators and SSPs (ie., teachers of students with significant support needs, structured learning services or affective needs, learning specialists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, speech language pathologists, teachers of the visually impaired, teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, or SSS TOSAs) are provided unlimited work experience credit for any previous experience that meets the criteria described in Appendix A. SUMMARY: Provide a range of services for students who demonstrate difficulties with learning, academic achievement, social/emotional functioning, and behavior. Serve as a psycho-educational service provider involved in proactive, preventative activities, as well as responding to identified concerns. Provide services based on a combination of problem-solving, consultative, and direct service models. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop individual, group or system level interventions which improve identified problems or concerns, including academic, social / emotional / behavioral / mental health needs as they relate to educational progress. - Uses research-based and technically sound practices to drive decision-making and interventions; and collaborates with school personnel and parents in order to develop and modify student intervention strategies. - Facilitates functional assessment of behavior (FBA) and designs/implements and progress monitors intervention plans. - Conducts, interprets and implements student assessment which includes record review, interview, observation, and standardized assessment. - Administers and interprets norm-referenced and curriculum-based edumetric and psychological assessment measures. - Participates in team-based follow-up activities to review student progress, analyze data, and modify individual interventions. - Reviews school-wide assessment data to assist building staff(s) in interpreting and designing school-wide interventions. - Serve as liaison among district building(s), families and community and collaborates with various teams to assure positive outcomes for all learners. - Participate in interdisciplinary staffings to determine the eligibility, appropriate planning, and re-evaluation for students who require special education services/programs. - Comply with Student Support Services and district policies and procedures (e.g., Medicaid billing, accident reporting). - Other duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: - Bachelor's degree or higher. - Must be a minimum of 18 years old. LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: - Criminal background check required for hire. - Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire. - Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must posses a Colorado educator license license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources. Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement. SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES): All salary placement on our is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our that can be found on our district website.BENEFITS INFORMATION: Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eli gible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date). To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our. THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION. | |