Job Description:

School Psychologist 

Position Title: School Psychologist 

Location: John Trumbull Primary School

Position Reports To: Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Interim 

Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education 

and Building Administrator

Job ID: #2150

Internal Close Date: October 25, 2024

External Close Date: November 6, 2024

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Required Certifications & Qualifications

Current State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate #070 as a school psychologist 

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong skill set in assessing and analyzing data to design tiered behavioral supports, including completing Functional Behavior Assessments and developing Behavioral Intervention Plans

• Strong understanding of the eligibility criteria for special education

• Advanced knowledge of state and federal special education laws and the IEP/PPT process

• Experience with SRBI at the elementary school level

Essential Skills, Knowledge Performance Abilities

• Ability to establish and maintain  positive relationships with students, parents and staff

• Knowledge of Planning and Placement Team processes

• Experience with conducting psychoeducational evaluations, interpreting test results and reporting findings

• Strong communication skills to articulate programming needs and progress to students, families and school personnel 

• Expertise in identifying counseling needs and in the facilitation of high quality counseling services to individual students and on a small group basis

Additional Duties

• This position reports to the Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education and Building Administrator

• Perform all other duties that may be assigned by the Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education and the Building Administrator

Terms of Employment

• 10 Month Employee - 186 Days

• Additional ten (10) days beyond 186 days - 5 days prior to the school year and 5 days at the conclusion of school year paid at per diem rate

• Based on the working agreement between the Watertown Board of Education and the Watertown Education Association

Work Schedule

• Monday - Friday, TBD

All application materials must be submitted online, through Applitrack; should you have any difficulty in submitting your online application please contact (860)945-4813.

*District reserves the right to close the posting if a suitable candidate is found prior to the external closing date.