From the Department of Human Resources
EXTERNAL DISTRICT POSTINGS
June 26, 2014
School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) invites applications for the following positions(s).
Applications must be submitted online or on the prescribed application form, which is available at all
school sites and from the District Administration Office. Each application must quote the appropriate
competition number. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is received
via email at HR-TeachingApplications@sd68.bc.ca or at the District Administration Centre.
Please note – this posting is open until filled.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO:
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Ensure that your application is received and date stamped at the District
Administration Centre by the deadline mentioned above.
A separate application form must be submitted for each competition. Or, submit one
application with your own preference list, if applying for multiple postings.
Postings may be viewed on the School District Web Site –www.sd68.bc.ca
Temporary Assignments are Effective September 1 2014 to June 30 2015 unless
otherwise noted.
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Posting No
Location
FTE
Posting Description
Type
Start Date
External
District
2.000
School Psychologists
CONT 01-SEP-14
Description
2 x 1.0 positions
Description below.
395 Wakesiah Avenue, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3K6 | Phone 250 754 5521 | Fax 250 741 5248 | info@sd68.bc.ca | www.sd68.bc.ca
Position: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
School psychology services are team-based, non-categorical, educational and mental health services designed to support
students in their learning in addition to supporting their adaptive and social skills.
The school psychologist provides a continuum of preventative, developmental, remedial and intervention services as a
member of a multidisciplinary team approach within the district’s Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. The school
psychologist facilitates the educational, personal, social, and emotional development of students in schools within tier 1 of
the RTI model.
The school psychologist works in collaboration with the School-Based Team (S-BT), district Learning Support Services
Team (LSST), staff and community agencies to assist in the development of supports for students and classrooms.
School psychology services are focused within the classroom environment (tier 1) with interventions within the other two
tiers (tiers 2 and 3) being made available through consultation with the LSST.
Functions
School psychology services play a supportive role in student learning with emphasis on student/classroom observation,
developing student/classroom interventions, student program planning, program planning and implementation, and the
formal assessment/eligibility process.
The school psychologist:
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provides collaborative consultation in classrooms, at school-based team (S-BT) and at the LSST meetings;
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assists with pre-referral interventions,
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provides psycho-educational assessments for students referred through the S-BT and LSST;
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provides ongoing collaborative planning for students and classrooms;
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contributes to the development and progress monitoring of the IEP, and
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provides inservice training in the area of interventions, progress monitoring, data collection and/or assessment.
The school psychologist also provides consultative services which include:
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consultation with teachers, support staff, parents, students and community agencies regarding student strengths
and needs, assessment implications, and interventions through which to enhance learning and interpersonal
relations; and
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collaboration with school-based and/or district personnel to gather classroom-based data, design or implement
instructional strategies/interventions, and/or design and implement behavioural interventions.
Psychologists may assist school and district staff in providing in-service training for educators and support staff (e.g.,
behaviour management, observational techniques/data gathering, PBIS, RTI, suicide protocol training, etc.), and
participate or assist in program evaluation and research activities.
Employment Requirements
Professional Certification
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Certified through the BC Teacher Regulation Branch
Certified member of BCASP or a registered member of the College of Psychologists
Certification in the BC School Psychologists’ Association
Education and Training
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A Masters Degree in School Psychology, Educational Psychology or equivalent;
Have the credentials to administer and interpret individual intelligence and curriculum based assessments up to
and including Level C as per Ministry of Education guidelines;
Additional Requirements
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Experience and training related to school settings; and
Proof of clinical supervision, training, and experience in writing reports with appropriate school-based
recommendations.
This is a position of special responsibility and will be filled by competition.
395 Wakesiah Avenue, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3K6 | Phone 250 754 5521 | Fax 250 741 5248 | info@sd68.bc.ca | www.sd68.bc.ca