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POSITION DESCRIPTION: The school psychologist/ director of support services is directly responsible for the support of students’s academic, social, emotional, and behavioral domains utilizing holistic problem-solving, pedagogical design, and evaluations.  The school psychologist is a liaison between the support services department (consisting of mental health counselors and speech and language pathologists) and faculty/ administration. She/he is a resource to faculty by offering suggestions to help with academic, social, or behavioral concerns.

She/he is familiar with the educational past of every student in the school and develops individual learning plans for each student. Further, she/he has the ability to complete additional testing as needed.

 The school psychologist creates and delivers campus-wide programming that maximizes students’ social, emotional, and educational success.   She/he assesses and provides mental health support in times of crisis, including but not limited to safety assessments.

She/he assists the director of college counseling to secure accommodations and deliver college entrance exams. 

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate degree in education with the potential of earning a doctoral degree within the next two years.
• Valid Massachusetts DESE license in school psychology.
• Knowledge of methods of assessment; including processes to collect data and translate assessment results into pedagogy.
• Knowledge of behavioral mental health, collaborative and/or consultation models and methods, and their application.
• Ability to run campus-wide and targeted wellness programs.
• Knowledge of learning diversity and learning processes, differentiated instruction to meet various students’ needs, and the ability to implement and assess their effectiveness.
• Knowledge of various standardized testing for college entrance and appropriate accommodations for equal access to the exams.
• Ability to work hours outside of the typical school day.

It is the policy of Eagle Hill School to give equal opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability, or pregnancy.