Psychologist Assistant

Supports the work of a certificated school psychologist, assists each with planning and carrying out programs and services to enable children to attain maximum achievement. Provides a variety of evaluation, interviewing, and clerical services such as those described below, and refrains from performing services limited by their training and experience (see below).

Essential Job Functions:

1. Performs clerical tasks including: filing, copying, scheduling meetings, disseminating and gathering student information/data, and writing various letters, memos, and reports regarding student data/progress.
2. Gathering and organizing data related to student performance, behavior, and emotional well-being for use in evaluations.
3. Collaborates with the school psychologist, related services coordinator, special education coordinator, special education director, and building principal on a regular basis.
4. Maintains standards of confidentiality as required by federal, state, and local policy.

Services of the Psychologist Assistant MAY include:

1. Assesses PreK-12 student academic performance/progress via: standardized achievement tests, curriculum-based measurement, dynamic indicators of basic early literacy skills, interviews (parents, students, school personnel), and observations of students.
2. Intervenes with students through planning and training with the school psychologist or intervention specialist (e.g. academic groups, social emotional groups, individual student academic interventions, etc.).
3. Observes students in the classroom regarding academic and/or behavioral concerns;
4. Review student records and prepare files for school psychologist to conduct evaluations;
5. Organize, distribute, and score rating scales;
6. Provides case management support.
7. Other duties as assigned.