School Psychologist
The Cove School·Northbrook, Illinois
The Cove School·Northbrook, Illinois
The School Psychologist will provide needs-based behavior and social-emotional services, including individual and group counseling, direct consultation with students and teachers, and assessment, behavior planning, and intervention monitoring. Responsibilities also involve participating in interdisciplinary teams, writing measurable IEP goals, and serving as an advocate and mediator for students' rights.
General Responsibilities: Participates with interdisciplinary team members in developing and implementing program policies and procedures and preventing crises. Assesses the social and emotional needs of students. Provides direct counseling/social services to students. Tracks and follows up on all referrals made in and out of school. Coordinates therapeutic services and student referrals between the program and other agencies providing social and educational services in both the school and local community. Establishes referral network/linkages with outside agencies for both students and parents. Participates and occasionally presents at staff meetings, assemblies, etc. Writes measurable IEP goals Serves as an advocate for patients' rights within the school and serves as a mediator between parents, child and school. Remains available for crisis intervention as the need arises. Attends all scheduled team meetings. Implements philosophy and objectives of the program. Participates in after-school programs and activities as needed. Continued professional development Performs other related duties, as required. Reports to Clinical Director About Us: The Cove School is a non-public therapeutic day school for students with learning disabilities located in Northbrook, IL. Cove students come from 60 nearby different public schools and families can also choose to fund tuition privately. Classes are kept small. Teaching is flexible and varies according to the individual student’s learning style. A team of onsite specialists work collaboratively to provide students intensive, integrated related services. Qualifications
Candidates must possess an Illinois Professional Educator License with a School Psychologist endorsement. Preferred experience includes working with special education students with significant learning disabilities, familiarity with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), writing social histories, and experience developing behavior plans and providing staff professional development.
Market context
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