Mason City Schools

Mason City School District Certified Opening Position: District School Psychologist The successful candidate will be responsible for social/emotional assessment, student counseling, consultation with parents and school based teams which maximizes student learning and welfare in a professionally sound, ethical and effective manner. Qualifications: Must hold an active Ohio Department of Education School Psychologist License Duties and Responsibilities: Assist educational staff in implementing or modifying instructional strategies, classroom management procedures, intervention strategies and follow up activities; Assist staff in implementing a Response to Intervention model in order to identify and support students with varied needs; Conduct interviews, observations and administer psycho-educational evaluations to individual children identified as, or suspected of having a disability; Contribute to the multi-factored evaluation, utilizing diagnostic instruments and techniques appropriate for the areas of disability or suspected disability as part of the multi-disciplinary team; Compile the written report of the evaluation team and delineate the results of the psycho-educational evaluation for consideration in the development of the IEP for each child with a disability; Consult with teachers, parents and other educational personnel on matters relating to the education and/or mental health of the children with disabilities to insure the provision of the most appropriate educational program; Other duties as assigned Personal/Professional Characteristics: Child-centered; advocate for students; Ability to build positive relationships with parents, staff, and students; Open minded; approachable; Excellent data analysis skills; Excellent problem solving skills; Interested individuals must complete an application in the AppliTrack system for consideration. Please ensure that you upload a resume to the system as well. Each applicant's resume and qualifications will be evaluated, and those deemed most qualified will be invited to participate in interviews. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER