Summary

Student Support Services | Psychologist | District Wide | Closing: Until Filled

Description

                                                                                                                         
School Psychologist Internship
Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY: The School Psychologist Internship at Windom Schools will be a comprehensive experience including opportunities for assessment, collaboration and consultation, intervention and prevention, and research and program planning.  All NASP domains will be addressed through this well-rounded experience.  This position will have an office on campus and a licensed, experienced School Psychologist who will provide on-site mentoring.  There is an opportunity for long-term employment beyond the internship period.
 
Windom Area Schools is an amazing School district located in southwestern Minnesota.  We have about 1200 students PreK-12 and pride ourselves in being an innovative district.  We are a rural district, but as our community becomes increasingly diverse, we are excited to have the opportunity to find new ways to meet the needs of our growing student body.  Current initiatives that an intern would have the opportunity to work with include incorporating trauma-responsive practices throughout the district, establishing an effective MTSS framework, and developing SEL support and AVID programming.  Our Elementary School is a 2019 Minnesota School of Excellence and the Middle High School has recently been certified as an AVID Site. Only an hour from Mankato and 90 minutes from Sioux Falls, our district and community have great things to offer!
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assessment                                                                       

  • Conduct multi-method and multi-source psychoeducational evaluations and reevaluations as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Utilize professional standards for writing reports of evaluation results.
  • Interpret and explain assessment results in a format understood by educators and parents while providing relevant recommendations, strategies, and resources based on results.
  • Attend evaluation team meetings and actively participate as a member of individual students’ multidisciplinary teams.

 
Collaboration and Consultation

  • Collaborate with teachers and parents to find effective solutions to learning and behavior problems.
  • Strengthen working relationships between educators, parents, and community services and help others understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior.
  • Participate as a member of school educational planning teams and building based problem-solving teams to develop assistance for at-risk students.
  • Intervention and Prevention
     

Intervention and Prevention

  • Work both directly and indirectly with students, teachers, and parents to help resolve problems in behavior and learning.
  • Develop appropriate interventions and strategies to assist individual students in academic growth and school adjustment.
  • Provide short-term group or individual counseling to resolve problems that interfere with school performance.
  • Utilize knowledge of behavioral principles to develop and assist in the implementation of specific behavioral management plans for individual students, classrooms, and school?

Research and Planning

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of academic intervention programs and behavior management programs.
  • Use evidence-based research to develop and/or recommend effective interventions.
  • Identify, implement, and evaluate programs and strategies to improve student learning and behavior.

 
Professional Practice and Development

  • Apply ethical standards of professional practice to the delivery of school psychological services.
  • Observe state laws and Cooperative policies/procedures to govern practice.
  • Participate in professional growth and development activities to continually improve professional knowledge and skills.

 
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Verification of completion of all coursework/practicum experiences of a school psychology program and recommendation from the program that the student is eligible to enter into a school psychology internship.
Terms of Employment: Salary based on a first-year teacher contract and benefits. The term of employment is 184 school days.
 
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please complete the application process online  www.windom.k12.mn.us under District/Employment and include a cover letter, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation.
If you have any questions, please contact Mandy Miller at amiller@isd177.com
Deadline to apply: Open Until Filled EOE
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