Job Description:

Location:
  Greenwich High School

Greenwich Public Schools seeks a long-term substitute school psychologist through approximately April 11, 2025; the position carries full salary and benefits for the duration of the assignment.
 
School psychologists support the social, emotional, and academic learning goals of all students, and provide services to students with disabilities as described in their IEPs and Section 504 plans. They collaborate with teachers, administrators, other school specialists, and other health professionals to ensure that every child learns in a safe, health,y and supportive environment.
 
Responsibilities
 
IDEA and Section 504
    Complete triennial evaluations for individual students using a variety of assessment methods
    Create and implement BIP/FBA
    Participate as a member of the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) in developing the Present Levels of Educational Performance, counseling-related service goals and objectives, and service descriptions
    Participate as a member of the 504 Multidisciplinary teams in developing 504 plans

Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability
    Assess educational outcomes and their instructional implications for individuals or groups using achievement or mastery tests, student portfolios, performance-based assessments, and curriculum-based measures
    Collect data on individual students, classrooms, and programs to design effective interventions using research-based strategies to enhance service delivery and to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions
    Assess aspects of the classroom and school environments that contribute to or detract from the social, emotional, and academic development of students

Socialization and Development of Life Competencies
    Design and implement individual, classroom, and school-wide programs in social skills, social problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making, mindfulness, growth mindset, and life skills
    Design and implement approaches to classroom management and student discipline, positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), ecological intervention, and enhancement of classroom climate
    Provide individual and group counseling to help students whose behavior impacts them socially, emotionally, and/or academically

School Structure, Organization, and Climate
    Help design and participate in student support teams, coordinated school-based PBIS teams, Safe School Climate committees, SEL committees, and other efforts dedicated to improving school climate and service to students

Prevention, Wellness Promotion, and Crisis Intervention
    Help design and implement prevention programs including schools' comprehensive social/ emotional learning programs
    Design programs to prevent and intervene in situations involving serious academic, behavioral, or emotional difficulties
    Design and implement procedures to support students, school staff members, and families in times of crisis

Home/School/Community Collaboration
     Design and conduct a variety of activities to support parents and families and enhance the home-school connection
    Work with parent and community organizations to promote parent-school collaboration and act as a resource for educational or psychological knowledge including contact with private psychologists and psychiatrists

Qualifications
    CT Certification, or certifiability, as a school psychologist (#070) required