School Psychologist

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

The Richmond School District is currently seeking a full-time Educational Psychologist. This position is a continuing contract position.

All positions within Learning Services engage in supporting the District’s Strategic Plan, specifically, Strategic Priority 1: Success for all Learners and Strategic Priority 2: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The School Psychologist position includes opportunities to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment in the context of the Learning Services Department and with school personnel. This position also involves professional consultation and supporting educational changes in a variety of contexts.

The successful candidate will also:

• Provide collaborative consultation with teachers, parents, and community agencies, and at school-based team meetings
• Provide ongoing collaborative planning for students and classrooms and assist with pre-referral interventions
• Provide individualized psycho-educational assessments (based on student need) for students referred through the school-based team process
• Contribute to the development of educational plans such as the IEP
• Provide in-service training in the areas of interventions, progress monitoring, data collection and/or assessment
• Assist with the Ministry of Education processes for designation and adjudication
• Provide professional learning opportunities for staff

Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in school/educational psychology
• Licensing/eligibility with the College of Health Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC)with special training and supervision in school psychology
• Teaching certification with BC Teacher Regulation Branch an asset

If you have any questions about this position, please contact Sarah Loat, District Administrator – Inclusive Learning at sloat@sd38.bc.ca.