School Psychologist

East Providence School Department Myron J. Francis Elementary School - Rumford, Rhode Island Open in Google Maps Silver Spring Elementary School - East Providence, Rhode Island Open in Google Maps

School Psychologist

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Job Details

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Job Description

Class Title: School Psychologist
Department: School
Classification: Teacher - 183 days
Immediate Supervisor: Director of Pupil Personnel and/or
Assistant Director Pupil Personnel Services
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The School Psychologist is directly responsible to the Director of Pupil Personnel and/or the Assistant Director Pupil Personnel Services and works in liaison with the building principals. The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of school psychological services. He/she will devote his/her efforts toward improving the educational experience of those students with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducts psychological evaluations to assess intelligence, educational development, perception, and sensory-motor skills and social-emotional skills of students.
Prepares interpretive reports from psychological assessment in a style that is lucid to other concerned professionals.
Confers directly with administrators, teachers, parents and students regarding his/her findings, and offers appropriate recommendations to benefit a student referred for a psychological evaluation.
Provides individual and/or group psychotherapeutic counseling to students in his/her assigned buildings.
Assists/consults teachers in the development of more effective behavioral management programs in the classroom.
Participate actively in case evaluation team conferences and offer constructive suggestions for assisting referred students.
Contacts and cooperates with personnel of medical and community agencies in seeking services for the welfare of referred students.
Conducts periodic re-evaluation of students as needed and/or as requested.
Maintains a confidential file of case records on all students who have been evaluated.
Serves as a resource person concerning learning handicaps for teachers and other school personnel.
Participate and/or assist in in-service training programs for school personnel.
Attends schedule staff meetings and committee meetings as needed.
Keeps abreast of new developments in the field.
Prepares and submits required reports concerning his/her program of services to the Director of Pupil Personnel.
Interprets the school psychological services to teachers and parents.
Maintains a daily log of activities.
Assists in developing and writing individualized educational programs (IEP) for those students evaluated.
Performs other related tasks as may be assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
5 year’s experience preferred.
Must possess a valid Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) certification as a School Psychologist
Must possess a high degree of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.
Must be detailed oriented with good organizational skills.
Must be proficient with computers.

OTHER SPECIALIZED SKILLS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED

Medicaid billing
Response to Intervention involvement
Supervision of Psychologist and Counseling interns
Crisis Intervention participant
Member of the Crisis Intervention Teams
Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments/Behavior Intervention Plans
Conduct classroom observations
Type, copy all reports/clerical work
Pull and transport student files from central office to building-based team meetings
Conduct manifestation determinations
Assist parents (Behavior management instruction, SPED info/education, referrals to community resources)
Review outside psych evaluations for TEAM

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a variety of physical positions, including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, stretching, and walking. The employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear.
The employee is frequently required to use hands handle or feel. The employee must be able to do physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting and/or moving up to ten (10) pounds, and occasionally lift items slightly over ten (10) pounds. The use of a step stool may be required to reach the top drawer of a filing cabinet as necessary. Specific vision abilities include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or logical assignment to the position.

Student Services > Psychologist

Welcome to Myron J. Francis Elementary School, Silver Spring Elementary School

Myron J. Francis School is a high performing elementary school! The fabulous faculty and staff work very hard every day to ensure that the students receive the best possible education.Francis School has approximately 400 students and a faculty and staff of about 50 adults. We are located in the Rumford section of East Providence, nestled in between the Agawam Hunt Country Club and the Wannamoisett Country Club. Rumford has many historic places including Roger Williams Spring and the Hunt House.We also have an excellent PTO. The Parent Teacher Organization is an active and involved group of parents and school community members. There are many family orientated events that happen during the year. The PTO is dedicated to enriching the students' school experience.,

Job Requirements

• At least 5 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Postgraduate Certificate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Dawn Almstrom , Assistant Director of Special Education
• 1998 Pawtucket Avenue
• East Providence, Rhode Island 02914
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