School Psychologist (2025-2026 School Year)

Bellaire Education Center is a middle school that serves students in grades 6-8 who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental cognitive disabilities (DCD). Hands-on learning ensures our nature-based curriculum and community partnerships prepare students to be successful in high school and beyond.

This position is a 1.0 FTE position (184 days) with an expected start date of August 2025. Starting salary is based on education and years of experience. This position is fully benefit eligible, please click here to review the full contract and benefits offered.

Nature of Work

Incumbents are responsible for providing support to students with problems in learning, behavior, and/or family; and advising parents, teachers, and staff regarding intervention, prevention or related education strategies. Responsibilities may include: evaluating students by collecting and reviewing data, conducting assessment, and interviewing students, parents or teachers; developing and revising individualized education and behavior improvement plans; providing recommendations, consultation and trainings to families, teachers, and other staff; teaching social or other skills individually or in small groups; and preparing a variety of reports, documents, and correspondence.

Typical Class Responsibilities

• Performs psychological evaluations that include: interviewing students, parents or teachers; conducting assessments; determining eligibility for special education; interpreting information; and sharing results.
• Prepares documentation, reports, and/or other correspondence including assessment protocols, evaluation reports, special education need statements, treatment notes, progress reports, and other related paperwork.
• Coordinates the collection of data; collaborates in the development of student support plans; evaluates the methods of assessment and student progress; and collaborates with teams on interventions and training.
• Collaborates, facilitates, and attends meetings with administrators, teachers, staff, related service providers, families, and others to coordinate and provide services.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
  

Training and Experience Requirements

Requires the completion of a graduate program in School Psychology, licensed or able to obtain a license from the Minnesota Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) as a School Psychologist, and two years of related experience.

Knowledge Requirements

• Psychological theory
• Psychological testing methods
• Medical disorders
• Standards of care for psychological problems and presenting problems
• Treatment strategies and modalities
• Child development and learning
• Student behavior strategies and interventions
• Crisis intervention strategies and techniques
• Effective teaching strategies
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Recordkeeping principles
• Computers and related software applications

Skill Requirements

• Evaluating, screening and assessing children and students' behavior
• Using, administering, scoring, and interpreting psychological tests
• Assessing competency
• Recognizing symptoms, signs, and side effects of mental illness
• Directing and focusing therapy to address identified problem(s)
• Intervening in crises
• Conducting research
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Special Education Profile

Special Education programs and services in Northeast Metro 916 are central to the Intermediate District's mission and fully integrated in its structure and decision-making processes. Programs provide special education and related service support to students from early childhood through age 21 with emotional/behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental and cognitive disabilities, deaf and hard of hearing disabilities, and learning disabilities.
Our highly structured, safe learning environments share these characteristics

• Classrooms of 4-10 students supported by 1-4 trained education assistants.
• Behavior management support, on-site mental health professionals, due process and curriculum support staff.
• In-house collaborative teams include: audiologists, behavior specialists, deaf/blind specialists and interveners, autism specialists, developmental adaptive physical education teachers, education assistants, health specialists, occupational therapists and assistants, physical/other health disabilities teachers, physical therapists and assistants, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, speech/language pathologists, and sign language interpreters.

Commitment to Equity

At Northeast Metro 916, equity means that everyone has access to what they need in order to learn, grow and thrive.

Northeast Metro 916 will not discriminate against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.