Germantown Friends School is seeking a School Psychologist and Behavioral Consultant for the Lower School to work with faculty, students, and parents in order to build upon Quaker values in creating a supportive, respectful, and caring school community. The School Psychologist will work closely with faculty to consult on challenging student behaviors and complicated student dynamics, helping to create classroom environments aligned with the school’s mission.

The School Psychologist and Behavioral Consultant will work primarily with Lower School faculty, students, and parents, while also providing consultative support to the Early Childhood program as needed. This position reports to the Director of Student Services and works in close partnership with the Lower School and Early Childhood Division Directors.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Consulting with teachers to help them develop effective classroom-based strategies to address students’ behavioral, emotional, and social needs
• Enabling students and teachers to enact behavioral plans that support a full inclusion model for all students
• Working with the Lower School and Early Childhood Student Support Teams (SST) to address a variety of student needs using multidisciplinary team decision-making
• Leading student counseling groups, including groups for new students as well as other groups based on specific community needs
• Providing short-term individual school counseling services to Lower School students with social-emotional or behavioral needs
• Serving as a liaison between students’ parents and outside care providers to promote continuity of care between home, school, and any other relevant stakeholders
• Implementing the Lower School Feedback program and other social-emotional curricula alongside Lower School faculty so that students are able to identify and express their feelings in a proactive manner
• Interpreting student data in order to aid the Director of the Lower School in making decisions regarding the vision of the division
• Supporting the full Lower School community in implementing assessments for literacy and numeracy that help SST to help all students grow
• Partnering with families by sharing research-based resources with them, communicating about their child’s school experiences, and serving as an advocate to support a student’s best interest at home and school
• Participating in and contributing to Counseling team and Student Services department initiatives, including supporting students and faculty across other divisions as needed and providing clinical supervision to graduate student interns (dependent upon credentials)
• Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Director of Student Services and Lower School and Early Childhood Directors

Requirements:

• Graduate degree in School Psychology, with a preference for someone with a doctorate (PhD, PsyD, or EdD) who is licensed or working towards licensure (ongoing clinical supervision from a licensed Psychologist may be available for those seeking licensure)
• Experience working with young children in a school environment
• Experience teaching within a special education inclusion setting preferred
• Demonstrated experience working with teaching faculty
• Commitment to Quaker education and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact info of three references, all as attachments, to resumes@germantownfriends.org. Please include “Lower School Psychologist” in the subject line.

Germantown Friends School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status. People demonstrating a commitment to diversity and multiculturalism in education are encouraged to apply. For more information about the school, please visit our website at www.germantownfriends.org.

Germantown Friends School is a Quaker, independent, co-educational day school, serving early childhood-12^th grade. Located in northwest Philadelphia, the school is home to a vibrant intellectual community, located in a historic neighborhood, serving a diverse school community, with a robust educational program that is grounded in Quaker principles. For more information about the school, visit www.germantownfriends.org.

• Graduate degree in School Psychology, with a preference for someone with a doctorate (PhD, PsyD, or EdD) who is licensed or working towards licensure (ongoing clinical supervision from a licensed Psychologist may be available for those seeking licensure)
• Experience working with young children in a school environment
• Experience teaching within a special education inclusion setting preferred
• Demonstrated experience working with teaching faculty
• Commitment to Quaker education and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

About Germantown Friends School

Germantown Friends School is a Quaker, independent, co-educational day school, serving early childhood through 12th grade. Located in northwest Philadelphia, the school is home to a vibrant intellectual community, located in a historic neighborhood, serving a diverse school community, with a robust educational program that is grounded in Quaker principles. For more information about the school, visit www.germantownfriends.org

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