Job Description:

Location: North Haven High School

Reports to: Building Principal and Director of Student Services
 
Supervises: N/A
 
Work Year: January - TBD
 
Long-term substitute position supporting the District’s Therapeutic Learning Services (TLS) program within North Haven Middle School and North Haven High School.
 
Education, Qualifications and Expectations
Degree in School Psychology (070) with current or pending certification through the Connecticut State Department of Education;
Experience in working with students with an emotional disability;
Experience in working with students individually or in small group settings to support social, emotional, and academic support;
Experience conducting Functional Behavioral Analysis and writing behavioral support plans, analyzing behavioral data;
Ability to initiate productive communication to address student concerns with administration, team members, and parents;
Comprehensive knowledge of the Planning and Placement Team process and legal and related compliance;
Become Handle with Care Trained (District to provide);
Conduct appropriate evaluations and assist other teams in understanding the special education eligibility process for students with or suspected of having a disability, including the use of state guidelines;
Demonstrate leadership qualities to bring initiative and innovation to general education classrooms.
 
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
 
Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of an employee encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.

Salary: Per Union Contract