AHRC Middle/ High School School Psychologist

Currently seeking a School Psychologist School Age for our AHRC Middle/High School in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Address: 1201 66th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Benefits of working for AHRC NYC: • Paid time off • Health, Dental and Vision insurance • 403b Retirement Plan with employer match • Tuition Assistance • Qualified Employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program • Life Insurance • Parental Leave • Commuter Benefits • Health Savings Account • Referral Program • Professional Development • & more Role Description: • Full Time / Monday-Friday • Hours: 8:00 A.M-4:00 P.M • 10 month program with a 30 day summer session • Interviews families and studies medical and social case histories. • Selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, achievement, interest, personality, and other psychological tests to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of treatment. • Treats psychological disorders and adaptive delays to effect improvement and provides counseling to students and/or families. • Selects approach to use in individual counseling, such as directive, non-directive, and supportive counseling and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of counseling. • Collaborates with interdisciplinary and child/student study teams in developing treatment programs for students. • Provides support and supervision to psychology interns. • Provides in-service training and workshops for staff and for families. • Provides counseling for families. • Conducts a functional assessment in consultation with the child study team, designs, implements, and oversees behavior support plans for students. • Performs all duties necessary for compliance and relevant regulations governing service provision, including record-keeping. • If bi-lingual, must be able to translate, write reports, and speak fluently with parents and/or students in their preferred language. • Member of various department wide education and / or agency committees. • Provides services to students in a legal and ethical manner. Salary-$87,409-$90,687 (Annually) Qualifications • Masters or PhD in a clinical or treatment field of psychology from an accredited institution of higher education. • Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: School Psychologist. If bilingual, need Bilingual extension or the ability to apply for same. • Ability to work effectively with staff and students with developmental disabilities. • Knowledge of developmental disabilities and appropriate therapeutic intervention techniques. • Ability to communicate and develop cooperative working relationships with staff, families and other agencies. • Excellent oral and written skills in English; and, if bilingual, in other language of proficiency. • Good problem solving and decision making skills. • Ability to establish and maintain statistical and data records pertaining to stated responsibilities.