Job Title: School Psychologist: 25/26 School Year

Department: Special Education

Salary and Benefits: Commensurate with experience and graduate degree(s). Please refer to the 24/25 Negotiated Agreement for the current pay schedule; the 25/26 pay schedule is currently under negotiations. There is no cap on years of experience when determining salary. School psychologists receive an additional 15 contract days paid per diem. Also, all health insurance premiums are fully covered, regardless of the plan selected.

Education Level and Certification: Graduate degree (at least two years of additional study beyond bachelors: Masters + 36 or Doctorate) from an accredited school psychology program and an internship in the field for direct experience as required by NDE Rule 24. Must possess, at all times during employment, either: (1) a Nebraska Department of Education Special Services Certificate with an endorsement in School Psychology or (2) or a license to practice psychology in Nebraska issued by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services with completion of the academic requirements and field experience including supervised internship as required by NDE Rule 24, in addition to all other required or assigned certification and training.

Reports To: Special Education Director and Building Principals

Required Job Tasks

1. Counsel, mentor and guide students, including students struggling with social, cultural, emotional or other behavioral problems.
2. Assist students in overcoming behavior or social problems in a positive manner that improves student learning and personal progress.
3. Identify student learning behaviors and difficulties and develop a plan with the student and student’s family to overcome said obstacles.
4. Manage and maintain a program within the District to improve student’s emotional health.
5. Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.
6. Serve as a resource to help schools and students deal with crises, such as separation and loss.
7. Assist in the designing of classes and programs to meet the needs of students.
8. Serve as a role model to all students.
9. Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s reputation or image in the community.
10. Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
11. Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
12. Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
13. Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
14. Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

FLSA Status:  Exempt.  Professional exemption:  The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the School Psychologist position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

It is the policy of Gretna Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.