Job Description:

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

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.