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Leave Replacement Psychologist, Social-Emotional Learning Liaison, Grades K–8

The School at Columbia University is an independent K–8 school founded in 2003, with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body. Our intentional school culture embraces shared beliefs across disciplines and grades, which underlie important values expressed through everyday behaviors and visible symbols throughout our community.

We dedicate ourselves to fostering in our students’ personal resourcefulness and integrity, a sense of social responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation of learning through an innovative, socially and emotionally supportive, and academically challenging program. Our pedagogical and curricular philosophies embrace multicultural perspectives, which challenge educators and learners to examine their preconceived notions of race, gender, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, and sexual orientation. We adhere to a common code of civility among all constituents. We tailor our instruction so that the needs of the individual students are met. A committed faculty and administration strive to create a school that will stand as a model for what K–8 education can be and serve as a genuine and enduring partnership between Columbia University and its neighbors.

Responsibilities:

• Provide SEL instruction and counseling services to students who have been recommended to the Child Study Team for additional and/or enhanced support and effectively conveying these interventions to the teachers;

• Conduct informal and formal assessments and interpret the results for parents and teachers to create remedial plans to support students;

• Counsel students in both individual and group formats;

• Develop and deliver social and emotional learning curriculum such as developmentally-appropriate conflict resolution, friendship building, stress and time management, and organizational strategies to children, depending on divisional placement;

• Supervise doctoral-level interns and externs and postdoctoral fellows;

• Plan and teach graduate-level seminars for psychology students receiving training at The School;

• Commit to the academic and social mission of The School, which encompasses differentiation to meet the needs of a diverse community;

• Collaborate on the design and implementation of an integrated SEL curriculum;

• Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records and use them to write accurate, comprehensive student reports;

• May oversee the Gender and Sexuality Education program and serve as the liaison between The School and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health faculty and staff, depending on divisional placement;

• Fulfill all duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in The School’s Guidebook and the organization’s code of conduct;

• Engage in ongoing communication with parents/guardians;

• Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records to write accurate, comprehensive student reports that reflect student growth and support their future education.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Doctoral-level degree in school or clinical psychology from an APA-approved graduate program;
• New York State psychologist license;

ª Commitment to equity and justice, including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies;

• Experience with individual and group counseling, using empirically supported methodologies;

• Experience in counseling children and families from a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds;
• Expertise in the administration and interpretation of a wide variety of educational and psychological tests;
• Experience with social and emotional curriculum implementation for schools;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests;
• Commitment to diversity and collegiality;
• Familiarity with new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Spanish

Click here to apply: http://apply.interfolio.com/129529

The School at Columbia University is dedicated to promoting and advocating for diversity and inclusion within our school community. We celebrate many types of diversity, including ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, ability, religion, sexual orientation, family configuration, language, gender, and adoption status. 

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.