Edgecombe County Public Schools
Job Description
Position: School Psychologist
Qualifications:
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60 hour Master's degree in school psychology from an approved school psychology training
program, plus a one year internship providing psychological services; or any equivalent
combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and
abilities;
Must be certified as a school psychologist by the State of North Carolina;
Knowledge of the learning styles and behavior of young children;
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form;
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions;
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; and,
Demonstrated organizational skills.
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Reports to: Exceptional Children’s Director
Job Goal: School psychologists help students succeed academically, socially, and
emotionally. They collaborate with educators, administrators, families, and other mental health
professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students and
strengthen connections between home and school.
Responsibilities:
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Identifies and assesses the learning, development and adjustment characteristics and needs
of individuals and groups, as well as the environment factors that affect learning and
adjustment;
 Uses assessment data about the student and his/her environment(s) in developing
appropriate intervention programs;
 Provide parents, teachers, other school personnel consultation to enhance the student’s
ability to learn within the educational environment and the development of community
resources to meet needs;
 Participate in consultation and in-service with school-building teams to develop and
initiate intervention strategies/programs for students;
 Assists in the planning, development, and evaluation of programs to meet identified
learning and adjustment needs;
 Delivers a planned and coordinated program of psychological services;
 Advocates and facilitates change that effectively responds to the needs of students,
families and the school system using appropriate statutes, case law, policies,
procedures, research and technologies;
 Applies ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of school
psychological services and observes relevant laws and policies that govern practice ;
 Participates in IEP conferences, annual reviews and other special meetings, as needed;
 Maintain complete and accurate records and to develop meaningful reports from them;
 Organizes time, resources, energy, and workload in order to meet responsibilities;
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 Provides other such duties, which may be assigned.
Months of Employment: 10 months, as determined by funding/program needs
Evaluation: Annually, NC Educator Evaluation System.