POSITION SUMMARY:
The
School Psychologist Coordinator works with the Supervisor of Psychological
Services to strongly promote the professional
supervision of school psychologists, as a means of assuring effective practices
to support the educational attainment of all children. The School Psychologist Coordinator must be
knowledgeable about and experienced in the delivery of school psychological
services in order to promote adherence to high standards, assure appropriate,
high quality services to children and youth, and provide appropriate evaluation
of personnel. Further, the School Psychologist Coordinator will also promote
ongoing professional development as a means of improving practice and student
outcomes, and adapting roles to meet changing needs of the school community.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Works
and oversees office committees;
Directs
the continued organization of handling professional psychological files;
Provides
support to the Supervisor for supervision, coordination, operation, planning,
implementation, and evaluation of office goals and objectives;
Closely
monitors and evaluates the needs, and delivery of, psychological services
provided in ED, CSEP, CRI and other special education programs;
Assists
and assigns staff members for reevaluation of excess cost students by working
with the Special Education Non Public Placement Office;
Gathers
and maintains quarterly psychology computerized activity service logs from
staff members;
Arranges
for staff coverage for various meetings and conferences when the assigned
psychologist is ill or whenever a crisis occurs within a school;
Maintains
psychometric database for the OPS according to need and contractual services
available and coordinates all referred evaluations;
Assists
in providing direct supervision to all school psychologists; including
conducting observations;
Participates
and conducts mid-year and end-of year evaluations for assigned staff designated
by Supervisor and assists in the development and review of their job targets;
Actively
participates on assigned county and department committees as assigned by
Supervisor;
Assists
with the procuring, maintaining, and allocation of equipment, supplies, and
materials necessary in the delivery of psychological services;
Shares
in the PGCPS leadership at the county and state level for psychological
services issues;
Assists
Supervisor with managing department budget accounts, mileage, office supplies,
etc.;
Assists
with the development of school assignments for the psychological staff;
Assists
with the supervision of secretarial staff;
Assists
with the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of new staff and interns;
Handles
all IT needs for the Office of Psychological Services; and
Performs
other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Excellent
human relation skills;
Excellent
oral and written communications skills; and
Excellent
organizational skills.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Must
have an advanced graduate specialist’s, or doctoral degree, in School
Psychology from an accredited college or university; National Association of
School Psychologists, NCATE, American Psychological Association, or State
Department of Education approved program; twelve hundred (1,200) clock hours of
internship experience while enrolled in a school psychology program.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Possession
of or eligible for a Maryland School Psychologist’s Certificate; or possession
of or eligible for Certification as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist
(NCSP); Possession of, or eligible for, Maryland certification as Supervisor of
School Psychological Services and/or Administrator I.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises school psychologists, school psychology interns and
support staff assigned to the Office of Psychological Services.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.