School Psychologist

Reports to: Executive Director of Special Services Location: Special Services

Bargaining Unit: CEA FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

This position helps students with the psycho-educational development, their abilities and potentials, and their social-emotional needs. Additionally, it helps student adjust to cultural and environment factors which influence learning and the adjustment process.

Required Qualifications:

· Washington State ESA certification as a School Psychologist

· Demonstrated successful leadership and managing qualities

· Working knowledge of rules, regulations, and laws dealing with special education

· Ability to work cooperatively with staff, parents, administration and support personnel

· Willingness to learn curriculum, education codes and district policies

· Competency in assessment, data gathering and interpreting techniques

· Successful experience establishing and carrying out behavior interventions systems

· Current knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulation governing the education of children qualified for special education

· Working knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) best practices

· Knowledge of the identification process of special education students

· Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented

· Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed

· Ability to maintain a positive attitude

· Promotes collaboration between school administration, staff and parents for the purpose of maintaining effective, consistent and regular communication between all stakeholders

· Ability to team teach

· Familiarity with racial equity and inclusion frameworks

· Successful experience working with self-direction and a high degree of collaboration

Possession of organizational skills and flexibility to respond to changing student needs
Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and to exercise careful judgment, confidentiality and tact in the performance of duties

· Ability to act in an ethical and confidential manner in all aspects of employment

· Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

· At least five years of successful special education teaching experience

· Ability to speak Spanish

· School counseling or Board-Certified Behavior Analyst certification

· Actively participates in activities at the state and federal levels

· Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds

· Training in crisis management and/or threat assessment

Essential Functions:

Assesses, motivates, redirects, and interacts with students in a productive manner.

· Provides training/in-service on strategies for working with students with behavior problems

· Manages the day-to-day activities of paraprofessionals assigned to work with students

· Observes students experiencing behavioral issues and collaboratively designs and implements intervention strategies

· Coordinates and collaborates with district and building staff and outside agencies

· Evaluates, creates, and implements FBAs (functional behavior assessments), PBIPs (positive behavior intervention plans), and ERPs (emergency response protocols) for students

· Assists in the planning and coordination of programs and services

· Participates in or facilitates school based Multi-disciplinary Team/Group of Qualified Professionals meetings

· Recognizes individual student learning needs and develop strategies to address those needs

· Keeps current on special education pedagogy and applies this research to special education programs

· Articulates special education visions and goals to regular education and special education staff

· Assists in developing and implementing Childfind activities

· Demonstrates effective conflict resolution and problem-solving skills

· Coordinates psychological and educational testing activities conducted for the purpose of special education eligibility determination as well as provides information supporting the development of appropriate educational programs

· Provides classroom support and intervention for students experiencing behavioral, social, and/or emotional behaviors that impact their education

· Provides direct services and intervention for special needs students as required for their success including proactive strategies such as social skills education, individual student interventions, behavioral contracts

· Directly assists classroom teachers with the ongoing management of special needs students

· Assists teachers with the design and implementation of solutions to classroom concerns focused upon the special need’s students’ population

· Serves as a member of the Student Support management team, IEP Teams, etc. as pertinent to the job

· Assists with the development of instructional and/or behavioral goals and objectives

· Conducts parent and/or parent-student conferences set up to interpret student assessment results

· Participates in curriculum development and implementation of special education services

Works to ensure that the appropriate menu of services is identified and implemented for identified K-12 students
Uses collaborative and evidenced‐based approaches to assist in the creation of IEPs to ensure that students receive skills targeted to their areas of identified need
Develops staff capacity and parent participation in data‐based decision making
Confers, counsels, trains and assists site administrators and school staff regarding specialized procedures and requirements
Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) around aspects of special education services
Stays current on policies and laws related to special education
Develops and maintains collaborative and transparent relationships with other district staff, families, and community partners.
Completes all documentation as required by law or prescribed by the Executive Director of Special Services, including but not limited to IEPs, assessment documents, and progress reporting
Attends staff and other professional meetings as appropriate or directed
Uses and integrates technology for communication and instruction
Conducts testing, interpret results, and leads the multi-disciplinary team in the identification of special education students
Other duties as assigned

Salary: $63,581.60 - $126,045.10 annually, DOE

Work schedule: 1.0 FTE

Benefits: 12 Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through SEBB; State retirement through DRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under the Centralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Application Procedures:

Applicants interested in this position should apply online at www.edjobsnw.org AND submit a letter of interest to Tammie Jensen-Tabor, Executive Director of Special Services at tjensen-tabor@centralia.wednet.edu. Internal candidates only need to submit a letter to Tammie Jensen-Tabor.

Centralia-School Psychologist (Special Ed. Dept.) 2025-26