Position Title

School Psychologist Middle School Level Probationary for 2025-2026

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

Per SCTA Contract Schedule 2 Step 11 or $81,661.

Job Description

Anticipated Probationary School Psychologist - Middle School Level (Grades 5-8) for 2025-2026 School Year  

Start Date: September 1, 2025  

Salary and Benefits:

According to the SCTA Contract - at least Schedule 2, Step 11 or $81,661.00 depending on experience and transcripts.  Competitive benefits.

Job Qualifications

General Requirements:

Our ideal candidate should have:

• Current NYS certification as School Psychologist.  
• A high degree of culturally responsive awareness and practices, knowledge on the educational impacts of trauma and creativity when it comes to addressing the needs of students.
• Ability to be empathetic by caring, understanding, and cultivating an empowering environment for all students.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain rapport and trust with students, families and school personnel.
• Strong organizational and oral and written communication skills to support student case and systems management as well as effectively engage students, parents, colleagues and the school community.
• Ability to observe with skill and listen closely, make impartial and informed recommendations on behalf of students and families.
• Creativity and insight into supporting multi-tiered systems of supports, inventions, and services.
• Familiarity with proper academic and behavioral progress monitoring tools and familiarity with the Frontline IEP Management System is preferred.
• Fully trained in crisis intervention/response such as Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS), preferred.
• Awareness and experience with relative technology mediums with be ideal.
• Employ consultative skills to: work with teachers, parents, and school leaders to develop plans and strategies to improve students' academic performance and social emotional development.
•  Possess the competencies necessary for serving the psychological and educational needs of children, adolescents and families.
• Assessment: providing assessments and intervention solutions as part of their role as facilitator of the school-based support team.
• Intervention design and evaluation of programs to intervene both directly and indirectly with children's academic, behavioral and emotional problems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of special eduction regulations, processes, and procedures.

 

Job Category

Teacher

Job Location

SAND CREEK MS

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