Position Type:
Certified Student & Teacher Support/School Psychologist Intern
Date Posted:
6/11/2025
Location:
Special Education Department
Date Available:
07/14/2025
Closing Date:
08/11/2025
JOB DESCRIPTION BOTTOM RIGHT OF SCREEN
Application Procedure: Apply online
Starting Salary: $60,011.20 FTE: 1.0
School Psychologist Intern
JOB DESCRIPTION
Gilbert Unified School District
Purpose Statement
The job of Psychologist is for the purpose of supporting student’s ability to learn and teacher’s ability to teach. They apply expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior, to help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.
Essential Functions
Improve Academic Achievement
- Promote student motivation and engagement
- Conduct psychological and academic assessments
- Individualize instruction and interventions
- Manage student and classroom behavior
- Monitor student progress
- Collect and interpret student and classroom data
- Reduce inappropriate referrals to special education.
Promote Positive Behavior and Mental Health
- Improve students communication and social skills
- Assess student emotional and behavioral needs
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Promote problem solving, anger management and conflict resolution
- Reinforce positive coping skills and resilience
- Promote positive peer relationships and social problem solving
- Make referrals to and help coordinate community services provided in schools
Support Diverse Learners
- Assess diverse learning needs
- Provide culturally responsive services to students and families from diverse backgrounds
- Plan appropriate Individualized Education Programs for students with disabilities
- Modify and adapt curricula and instruction
- Adjust classroom facilities and routines to improve student engagement and learning
- Monitor and effectively communicate with parents about student progress
Create Safe, Positive School Climates
- Prevent bullying and other forms of violence
- Support social-emotional learning
- Assess school climate and improve school connectedness
- Implement and promote positive discipline and restorative justice
- Implement school-wide positive behavioral supports
- Identify at risk students and school vulnerabilities
- Provide crisis prevention and intervention services
Strengthen Family-School Partnerships
- Help families understand their child's learning and mental health needs
- Assist in navigating special education processes
- Connect families with community service providers when necessary
- Help effectively engage families with teachers and other school staff
- Enhance staff understanding and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Help students transition between school and community learning environments, such as residential treatment or juvenile justice programs
Improve School-Wide Assessment and Accountability/Monitor individual student progress in academics and behavior
- Generate and interpret useful student and school outcome data
- Collect and analyze data on risk and protective factors related to student outcomes
- Plan services at the district, building, classroom, and individual levels
Other Functions
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
- Arizona State Certification in School Psychology
Minimum Qualifications
Mental Requirements
Learning Development- Level F Advanced, in-depth understanding in a widely recognized field of study. additional command of principles, facts, and practices associated with multiple specialized fields. Learning development is achieved by the completion of a master’s degree program or equivalent, very advanced mathematics and language development, advanced understanding of practical systems.
Problem Solving - Level 3 Work situations are of sufficient scope and variety that significant interpretation and evaluation is required to successfully recognize and define problems. Highly technical judgments and/or constructive thinking involved. Alternative solutions must be considered and short-term action plans must be developed and sequenced.
Physical Requirements
Physical Skill - Level A Basic level of learned physical skill is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.
Physical Effort - Level 1 Minimal physical exertion is required. Most job time is spent sitting with occasional walking. Occasional lifting, guiding, and carrying of lightweight materials or equipment.
Social Requirements
Human Relations Skill- Level B Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups. skills in establishing harmonious relationships and gaining cooperation are important.
Scope of Contacts - Level 2 Interpersonal contacts extend to peers in other work groups, or to clients/customers who speak the language, either within or outside the organization. interactions with higher levels of authority beyond immediate supervisor must be conducted on an intermittent basis.
Work Environment
Performance Environment - Level B Work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. Changes in the performance environment require occasional upgrading of skills.
Physical Working Conditions - Level 1 Generally good working conditions. Little or no exposure to extremes in noise, temperature, etc. little or no exposure to safety or health hazards.
Accountability
Level of Accountability -Level C Responsible for performing work requiring advanced job skills and for responding to work situations within minimum guidance or direction.may be responsible for training and guiding others, and/or reviewing their work. senior level contributor, lead person, or working supervisor.
Organizational Impact - Level 3 Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality.
Additional Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications
- Meets all certification requirements for the grade level or subject area including proper teaching area endorsements.
Experience, Education, and Certifications
Experience: Job related experience within specialized field is preferred.
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited educational institution
Certifications/Clearances: Applicants need to hold an Arizona School Psychology Certification or be in the process of receiving one. Obtain and maintain Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification. Must possess a valid Arizona DPS Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card while employed.
Compensation Details
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Schedule: depends on Certification - Psychologists 9 Month
Work Calendar: Elementary - Teacher / Jr High & High School - Psychologist & Speech Pathologists
Non Discrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, (including pregnancy and other related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age (over 40), parental status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District’s activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights or both. The nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on the Gilbert Public Schools website.
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