NATURE OF WORK:

The employee focuses on providing psychological services, counselling and testing to all students attending Maplebrook.  This position works as part of a team in providing a multidisciplinary individualized approach to students success.

TASKS/DUTIES:

• Provide Social Skills Groups to students
• Communicate with parents on a Monthly basis
• Communicate with school districts
• Oversee IEP/PPT Meetings
• Monitor IEP goals
• Mentoring students
• Weekly class visits to provide support to the faculty
• Oversee standardized testing
• Individualized testing
• Coordinate all Triannual testing
• Provide workshops to faculty on pertinent topics as needed
• Provide weekly updates at faculty meetings to support all students needs
• Develop supportive plans/coping strategies for students as needed
• Support students social/emotional status
• Short term counseling as needed
• Teach Teen Awareness Classes and other classes as needed
• Participate on the Admissions Committee
• Facilitate Transition Meetings
• Additional duties as assigned by the Academic Dean/Principal

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable knowledge in all testing assessment areas
• Ability to summarize and evaluate data from testing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with parents, faculty, and administration in a professional manner
• Working knowledge of Federal and State education regulations
• A calm, controlled emotional status is critical for this position
• Ability to communicate with all stakeholders in a professional manner
• Ability to be extremely flexible with you schedule to support the board school model.