School Psychologist for 2024-2025 at Turlock Unified School District Application Deadline 7/11/2024 5:00 PM Pacific Date Posted 7/3/2024 Contact Mirella Fuentes 2096670632 2108 Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay Range $522.90 - $688.22 Daily Add'l Salary Info $522.90 - $688.22 per day (2023-24 Salary Schedule) Length of Work Year 205 days Employment Type Full Time Site Special Education Office Start Date July 2024 Internships Internships will be considered for this position. Interns are compensated... more details
School Psychologist for 2024-2025 at Turlock Unified School District
Application Deadline
7/11/2024 5:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/3/2024
Contact
Mirella Fuentes
2096670632 2108
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$522.90 -
$688.22
Daily
Add'l Salary Info
$522.90 - $688.22 per day (2023-24 Salary Schedule)
Length of Work Year
205 days
Employment Type
Full Time
Site
Special Education Office
Start Date
July 2024
Internships
Internships will be considered for this position. Interns are compensated at 50% of Column I
About the Employer
The Turlock Unified School District is located in the heart of the Central Valley in Turlock, CA, and was established over a hundred years ago in 1906. With 14,000+ students in TUSD and nearly 1,500 staff, our strength is in our diverse, neighborhood schools. Each school engages our learners in variety of unique and innovative ways including Two-Way Immersion Academies, Career Technical Education, NJROTC, Advanced Placement, GATE, music, STEM/STEAM, and much more. We look forward to sharing our unique TUSD story with you and encourage you to explore our website and follow us on social media.
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School Psychologist
Brief Description of Position
The psychologist’s hours are 8 to 5 p.m. with an hour for lunch – Monday through Friday. Four days per week are devoted to the high schools and the remaining one to the elementary schools.
The psychologist assigned to Turlock High School is responsible to the Assistant Principal and for all appropriate matters pertaining to students and programs. He is responsible to the principal of any other school to which he is assigned. He is responsible to the Turlock Coordinator of Special Education for all matters pertaining to special education programs in both districts.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Administer and interpret the results of individual psychological tests of ability, achievement, and personality. Do diagnostic studies of reading and other learning disabilities. Assist the School Appraisal Team in planning school programs including instructional plans for individual pupils with mental, emotional, academic, and/or physical handicaps. To prepare appropriate materials to be used for the midyear and annual assessments and evaluations as required. Utilize significant information from test data, observations, developmental history, school records, etc., in developing case reports, interpretations of the problem, and recommendations for follow-up. The original of this report must be filed in the psychologist’s office, and a copy filed with the student’s resource specialist, the counselor and the school principal. Assists principals, counselors, teachers, and resource specialists in understanding and using psychological techniques in interpreting test data and in understanding the dynamics of pupil behavior. Participate in parent conferences, case conferences, and referrals to clinics and social agencies when requested to do so. Assist in parent study groups, in-service training programs, committee activities, and faculty meetings when invited to do so by the building principal. Counsel with student and/or parent when requested to do so. Prepare complete psychological reports for physicians, mental health clinics, and other agencies when indicated. To submit to the Assistant Principal each Friday, a weekly plan of activities for the ensuing week. This must indicate the school(s) to be served each day. To submit to the Assistant Principal each Monday a detailed daily log (by hour) of work – (when, what, where, why) for the previous week. To perform any other related activities as may be required.
Requirements / Qualifications
Credential Copy (A copy of the credential information from the CCTC website is acceptable.)
Letter of Introduction
Letter(s) of Recommendation (Maximum of three current letters required- dated no more than one year old. Letters must have a date listed on them.)
Resume
Pupil Personnel Services Credential - School Psychology
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