Overview

Why Choose Metro? For over thirty years, Metro Therapy, Inc (now a subsidiary of Powerback Rehab) has been serving the educational and developmental needs of the pediatric populations throughout the greater New York city area. Metro is still locally run by the same family and continues to add diverse leaders who embrace the dedication to the community and yet bring new insightful knowledge that will allow us to provide the absolute best services for our clients. We have recently joined Powerback Rehab in an effort to provide employees with lower cost benefits, access to clinical support teams, and possible career growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

The School Psychologist performs specialized psychological work in an educational setting to enable students to achieve optimal learning. Must be able to collect, interpret and synthesize information about a student's sensory motor/perceptual functioning, academic achievement, intelligence, social/emotional adjustment and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral functioning. Provide comprehensive services as a school psychologist to parents, students and school staff, addressing barriers that limit a student from receiving full benefit from their educational experience. Respond to referrals from school administration, parents, teachers, the Student Support Team, the Special Education Team and others by providing direct and consultative services. Assist families in accessing appropriate community resources. This position serves students with and without physical, behavioral, emotional, intellectual and developmental challenges.

Serves on student support teams (multi-tiered support service/response to intervention) and special education committees as a resource regarding psychological services at assigned schools as deemed necessary by school administration.

Selects and administers age appropriate assessment methods in order to determine the needs of the student.

Consults with teachers and other school personnel to obtain information regarding the reasons for referrals.

Reviews student records to identify previous barriers and/or interventions.

Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary assessment team assigned to each school and works as a team member in making placement decisions, developing interventional plans and planning programs to meet the special needs of the children.

Communicates case findings and recommendations to teachers and other school personnel as needed.

Participates in eligibility committee meetings and contributes to the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Conducts parent interviews through direct phone calls, interviews or home visits in order to acquire socio-developmental information as needed for special education referrals and assessments.

Analyzes information gained through formal and informal assessments, direct observation, record reviews and interviews to determine environmental impacts and appropriate resource needs; integrate gained information into a written report and oral presentation.

Provides follow-up support to staff and students and re-evaluations services as necessary.

Attends and participates in Manifestation meetings.

Interviews students and parents to discuss issues related to non-attendance and develop a plan of action.

Assists the school in following school board regulations for excessive absences and truancy; attends student support team meetings and court intervention.

Develops and implements professional development training for educational staff and parents, as requested/deemed necessary by the school administration.

Acts as a member of the school crisis team and provides individual and/or group counseling in response to school-wide crises.

Participates in professional development activities aimed at current trends and best practices for the provision of comprehensive school social work services.

Serves as a liaison between the student, home, school, private counseling facilities and community resources such as social services, court services and family service agencies.

Maintains an ongoing liaison with community agencies and other resources to meet student needs; refers parents and student to agencies when appropriate.

Manages caseload, upcoming meetings, assessments and consultations in a timely manner.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Evaluations & assessments

Seeking Speech evaluator in addition

Qualifications

Masters of School Psychology from an accredited school/program.

A Professional Educators License (PEL) is required.

Previous school experience in working with culturally diverse students, families and communities is recommended.

Posted Salary Range

USD $100.00 - USD $200.00 /Hr.

Genesis HealthCare, Inc. and all affiliated entities (collectively “Genesis”) has a strong commitment to diversity that is fully supported and practiced by our officers and leadership team. Genesis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, HIV status, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, amnesty, military status or status as protected veterans, or any other legally protected characteristic. Genesis is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace free from discrimination and harassment where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.