CEC Health Care · 1 month ago
School Psychologist - Bilingual preferred Primary Purpose of Job
Bay Shore, NY, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$77K/yr - $90K/yrCEC Health Care is seeking a School Psychologist to provide interventions and support services for preschool children. The role involves monitoring child development, conducting assessments, and collaborating with classroom teams to support each child's educational goals.
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Responsibilities
Engage with all the children on caseload in order to provide ongoing assessment and input regarding the child’s needs and growth
Collaborate with classroom teams to ensure the child’s progression with his/her goals
Provide individual/group counseling, play therapy as per the child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Provide social skills training on an ongoing basis in large/small group settings
Conduct psycho-educational evaluations and assessments
Provide Quarterly Progress Notes and, Behavioral Plan Updates for Annual Review
Facilitate communication and partnership between home and school
Conduct Routine Based Interviews with the child’s classroom team and the child’s family in order to provide important psychosocial information to aid the team in its work with the child/family
Monitor the child’s behavioral development – conduct Functional Behavior Assessments
Create and maintain child’s Behavior Intervention Plan, including but not limited to creating data forms, maintain data collection, assessment of current plan and adjustments to plan
Attend Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/ Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings as needed
Keep current in the field regarding new information on evaluation, assessment and treatment options
Act as a conduit within the school to promote the Positive Behavior Intervention Systems in order to create a school-wide atmosphere to encourage social-emotional development of our children
Attend professional meetings, staff meetings, mental health conferences/workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence
Provide in-service training to staff as needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree (60 Credits) in School Psychology – New York State Certification
Experience working with developmentally delayed children
Strong knowledge base regarding psycho-educational assessment and standardized testing and behavior management techniques for preschool children
Must be physically able to handle all aspects of the supervision of the day to day activities of preschoolers which may include but not limited to, running, bending, lifting up to 25 lbs
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to coach and counsel, interpret and advise
Strong interpersonal skills in order to communicate with children, families, administration and school districts
Ability to work on a variety of tasks simultaneously
Basic Microsoft Office skills required
Preferred
Bilingual Spanish preferred
Ph.D preferred
Company
CEC Health Care
CEC HEALTH CARE INC is a medical practice company based out of 857 S OYSTER BAY RD, Bethpage, New York, United States.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase