School Psychologist JobID: 2820

• Position Type:

  Student Support Services/ Special Education Resource (K-12)

• Date Posted:

  5/13/2024

• Location:

  District Wide

    

  School Psychologist

Recruiting for the 2024-2025 school year

At Helena Public schools, our vision is to foster dynamic educational experiences that prepare all students for life. You will work as part of a team that serves 8,000 students at 18 campuses across Helena. This position will work during the regulary school calendar days, 7 hours a day. Currrent entry level salary for a new School Psychologist is $53,059 depending upon education level and applicable experience. The District provides a genrous benefit package including but not limited to health benefits (insurance) https://helenaschools.org/departments/human-resources/health-care-and-cafeteria-benefits/ retirement plan, sick and personal leave, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, long term disability insurance, long term care insurance, a section 125 plan and numerous tax sheltered annuities (403b's). Some of what you will do:

• Conducts extensive psychological examinations of referred students.

• Participates in case conferences when referred students are involved, or as requested.

• Serves as a resource person concerning learning handicaps for other school personnel.

• Interpret diagnoses to school personnel, other concerned professionals, parents and students.

• Makes recommendations on ways to assist a student referred to him for examination.

  Who we are looking for:

• Position requires 3 years of experience working with students on Autism Spectrum or other developmental/behavioral needs; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by the District.

• Prior successful experience in Functional Behavior Assessments and other assessments, individual program development, collecting and interpreting data, training staff to implement programming, data collections and interpretation is desired.

• School Psychologist licensure is preferred, other special education and behavior backgrounds will also be considered.

• A Masters is preferred, not required; Montana Licensure is required. Current entry level salary is $53,059.13+ per year depending upon education level and applicable experience. The District provides a comprehensive cafeteria style benefit package which includes: retirement plan, sick and personal leave, tuition reimbursement, health insurance with dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long term disability insurance, long term care insurance, a section 125 plan and numerous tax sheltered annuities (403b's).

  How to Apply Complete the online application to include a cover letter and three professional references. This position is ongoing and applications are accepted immediately. Question? Email recruit@helenaschools.org (humanresources@helenaschools.org) . Important Notes

• This recruitment may also be used to fill additional positions per business needs.

• This position may require travel from site to site to perform the duties of the position.

• This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Helena School District and Helena Education Association.

• Prior to employment, you must successfully complete the appropriate background check required for employment.

  The Helena School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ancestry, marital status, military status, citizenship status, culture, social origin or condition, use of lawful products while not at work, political affiliation or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of a job with reasonable accommodations. Persons with a disability who need assistance in the application process or those needing this announcement in an alternate format may email recruit@helenaschools.org or call (406) 324-2010. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Traditional Relay Service from Montana Relay. District online application is available at: https://helenaschools.org/departments/human-resources/join-our-team/ Helena Public Schools Human Resource Office 1325 Poplar Street Helena, Montana 59601 Phone: (406) 324-2012