School Psychologist - Online School (K-12) - 2024/2025 School Year

School Psychologist - Online School (K-12)

Although this is a remote position, candidates must reside in Arizona and be able to come onsite to our Phoenix Online School Office two times per month for meetings and professional development. 

Arizona’s first and only autism-focused charter school is seeking a School Psychologist to implement a strategic plan for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process.

The School Psychologist will be responsible for creating and implementing a special education evaluation process aligned to IDEA and state guidelines. The school psychologist will serve as a key member of the Special Education leadership team supporting compliance, programming, interventions and parent involvement. 

Duties: 

• Administer cognitive, achievement, social/emotional, adaptive, and autism spectrum assessments to students.
• Evaluate and interpret student data to make recommendations for appropriate services within the full range of regular and special education programs.
• Interpret individual test findings and recommendations to parents of students who are being considered for placement in special education programs.
• Consult with teachers, administrators, and other professionals on specific diagnostic findings concerning students, in an effort to maximize educational development through placement or educational management.
• Develop school mentor program to support students social emotional development
• Consult with parents concerning students’ learning potentials, achievement levels and personality adjustments, and recommend ways of helping the students and providing sources of further professional assistance.
• Make recommendations based on psychological findings in cases of exemption, retention, acceleration, and other placement situations.
• Prepare and submit special education data upon request
• Share in responsibility of reviewing incoming students’ records to ensure compliance.
• Attend IEP Meetings as the LEA representative as needed
• Develop and maintain school’s Child Find Process in compliance with ADE
• Assist in monitoring the accuracy of the school’s special education census.
• Keep informed of new developments in school psychology, educational practice, and special education law.
• Create and deliver professional development for all staff to support 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Arizona School Psychologist certificate and license. 
• Valid Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card
• Experience as a teacher or school counselor is preferred, OR any equivalent combination of experience and education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved

Benefits:

• School located at a new state of the art Autism Center
• Competitive pay based on experience 
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401K
• Great professional development and advancement opportunities!

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class require:  stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work:  

Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. 

Working Conditions:  

Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom environment.