Position Summary
ASPIRA of Illinois seeks to achieve academic excellence for every scholar in a culturally relevant learning environment that empowers scholars through high-quality education, youth development, and civic engagement. ASPIRA strives to ensure all scholars are prepared for post-secondary education and meaningful careers.
ASPIRA School Psychologist Essential Functions:
- The School Psychologist works to support individual students through various developmental and mental health issues. The Psychologist focuses on assessing and testing students who may need and qualify for additional psychological services to support them.
- School psychologists apply knowledge of learning, behavior, and mental health to support students and teachers in K-12 schools.
- Under the leadership of the School Principal and or Assistant principal, the School Psychologist is a critical member who is delegated the responsibility of psychological assessments of cognitive and academic domains.
- The School Psychologist identifies and assesses the learning, development, and adjustment characteristics and needs of scholars, as well as the environmental factors that affect learning and adjustment.
- The School Psychologist works to support the success of Aspira students across all facets.
- The School Psychologist participates in the MTSS process and provides interventions to students to support the teaching process and to maximize learning and adjustment.
- Additionally, the School Psychologist assists in the planning, development, and evaluation of programs to meet identified learning and adjustment needs.
- The School Psychologist monitors the process and completion of case study evaluations and participates in Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings and problem-solving meetings designing systems, programs and services that maximize scholar success.
- Reports to:
- The School Psychologist reports to ASPIRA’s Principal and or Assistant Principal.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field
- A minimum of two years of experience working with middle or high school students
- Hold a IL Teaching certificate (ISBE verified))
- Excellent computer skills
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Bilingual – Spanish/English Preferred
Statement of other duties: This document describes the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.