Evaluating Psychologist (School Psychologist)

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 53 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description:

Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 53 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description:

This is a hybrid work schedule! Candidates would be expected to report into schools 3 days a week, with work-from-home flexibility for 2 days.

The School Psychologist will work collaboratively with school leadership, students, parents, teachers, and school support staff to help our students achieve the highest degree of academic, emotional, and behavioral success. Your job is to hold all students to high expectations and support the needs of a diverse student population by providing high-quality, fully comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations that will allow students to gain access to the services they need to excel academically. Reporting directly to the Network Sprint/Special-Education Department, the School Psychologist is responsible for all necessary psycho-educational evaluations (including the standard battery of academic, cognitive and social-emotional testing as well as any supplemental testing) required for a cohort of schools. 

In this role you will:

• Conduct full-battery Psycho-educational evaluations for scholars referred for IEPs;

• Support a rotating cluster of schools within a designated region/borough;

• Collaborate, consult, and strategize with other school-based professionals to ensure that all testing and service recommendations are equitable and appropriate;

• Join IEP meetings and present clinical findings as necessary to support positive outcomes for high needs cases;

• Communicate with caregivers to review evaluation results and provide support that can assist in streamlining the IEP referral process.  

We’d be excited to hear from you if: 

• You hold a valid NY State School Psychologist certification;

• You have experience with a variety of psycho-educational and behavioral assessment tools;

• You are proficient in testing using Q Interactive; 

• You have excellent technology skills, including use of Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs) and Mac OS;

• You have excellent organization, communication and problem solving skills;

• You are a person of high moral character;

• You are passionate about learning.
   

We are reviewing candidates for a Summer 2024 start date.

Compensation:

Annual Salary: $70,000.00 - $77,000.00

Current Success Academies Employees:

Please apply through the Jobs Posting in your Success Academies Workday Account.

You will be asked to log in through your Okta Profile.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at our Working Here page.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Compensation:

Current Success Academies Employees:

Please apply through the Jobs Posting in your Success Academies Workday Account.

You will be asked to log in through your Okta Profile.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at our Working Here page.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.