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Position Type: Student Support Services/PsychologistDate Posted: 3/6/2026Location: SAU #93Date Available: 08/18/2026Purpose: Support students' ability to learn and teachers' ability to teach, utilizing their expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior, to help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.Supervisor: Director of Student ServicesMinimum Qualifications:Job-related experience within public school psychology is preferredAdvanced degree as required by Board of Licensing or Department of Education certification (Masters +30 or higher preferred)Must hold or be eligible to hold New Hampshire School Psychologist or hold a New Hampshire Psychologist licenseSkills Communicate effectively in written and oral form, their findings from conducted assessments and recommendations to parents and school personnelChoose, administer and interpret assessment instrumentsProficient with technology, including relevant software applicationsPreparing and maintaining accurate recordsAble to conduct psychological assessments within administrative guidelines and interpret the resultsAble to write a psycho-educational report of results for various audiencesKnowledge Psychological (developmental, cognitive, learning, and typical and atypical psychological functioning) and educational principlesKnowledge of pertinent codes, test construction, and statisticsProgram planning and developmentPolicies, regulations, and/or lawsAbilities Specific ability-based competencies requiredAdapting to changing work prioritiesCommunicating with diverse groups and individualsUnderstanding detailed information and dataCollaborating and working as part of a teamWork independently and/or under limited supervision using standardized practices Essential Functions:Assesses students' functional educational capabilities and home and/or classroom environment to determine students' functional levels and develop recommendations for instruction, program needs, social/emotional/behavioral interventions, developmental needs, and/or placement to help children meet their educational goalsCompiles information from a variety of sources (e.g., students, parents, teachers, medical professionals, probation officers, mental health providers, and other involved people) for producing a comprehensive evaluation report in compliance with accepted guidelinesAdministers standardized and/or supplemental assessments to measure the cognitive (e.g., intellectual, memory, executive function, etc.), adaptive, academic, social/emotional/behavioral development of children, determining, with the IEP team members eligibility for services in compliance with regulatory requirements, and/or identifying students' learning needs to help children meet their educational goals.Communicates with students, parents, teachers, school personnel, outside service providers, and/or others involved with the student to evaluate situations and students, solving problems and/or resolving conflicts, and relaying results and recommendations in an understandable mannerConsults with students, parents, teachers, other personnel, and/or outside professionals to provide requested information, develop plans for services, and/or making recommendations to help children meet their educational goalsCoordinates with community agencies including medical, judicial, social service, and mental health services for determining appropriate treatment plans and to meet the needs of specific students to help children meet their educational goalsPrepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g., correspondence, memos, behavior plans, Medicaid logs, psychological reports and/or summaries, supervisory evaluations, and other required documentation) to document activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information within all required timelinesCounsels students, parents, and guardians for enhancing students' success in schoolFacilitates meetings, processes, etc., to meet the students' needs, ensure that state mandates and help children meet their educational goalsImplements school-wide program development and program evaluation (e.g., crisis intervention services, etc.) for ensuring effective programs to assist children who experience physical, mental, social or emotional difficultiesAdvocates for the needs of individual students for ensuring student success to help children meet their educational goalsIntervenes in occurrences of inappropriate behavior of students for assisting students in modifying such behavior and developing successful interpersonal skillsParticipates in meetings, workshops, and seminars, as approved, to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions to help children meet their educational goalsConsults on behavior plans, curriculum modifications, accommodations, etc., for implementing treatment programs and IEPs to help children meet their educational goalsResearches resources, methods, and topics affecting the student population (e.g., intervention and treatment techniques, assessment tools and administration methods, community resources, etc.) for determining the appropriate approach for addressing students' functional and educational goalsSupervises interns, practicum students, and others for providing for professional growth, evaluating performance, and achieving overall objectives of their school's curriculumAdheres to the standards of professional ethics, as well as state and federal laws and regulationsOther duties as assigned by the supervisorMRSD is an EOE