Psychologist School Psychologist

Job Description:

Position Highlights

• SCHEDULE: first-shift, full time (35 hours per week,) Monday through Friday
• ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Unified School District (USD) #1 follows a 12-month school calendar, 222 school days per year.
• TRAINING: Candidates selected for hire, are required to attend a fourteen (14) week training at the CT DOC Training Academy.
• LOCATION: Positions may be directed to any one of our facilities based on the candidates Education Endorsement and Department needs.

The Connecticut Department of Correction Unified School District #1 is dedicated to providing quality educational programs for incarcerated individuals. Academic knowledge, vocational competencies and life skills integrated with technology are offered to students in a positive environment to foster lifelong learning, multicultural awareness and a successful transition to society.

The School Psychologist will perform a full range of pupil service functions for students within the district that include educational diagnosis, counseling, and psychological services. The School Psychologists will also collaborate with the State School Teachers to offer resources and assist in planning educational programs.

As a School Psychologist, you will have the opportunity to work in the following areas:

Liaison Activities

Acts as a liaison between:

• Students and former education placements
• Students and outside providers
• Outside agencies and local school programs
• The school program and institutional DOC components
• Interested parties and the school programs, particularly as it related to transition to the community

Direct Service

• Individual and group counseling of students with respect to the social, emotional, and psychological needs related to education; as well as vocational, educational, and career planning
• Uses crises intervention skills to mediate student problems
• Administers and analyzes psychological related assessments
• Creates IEP goals in the areas of self-determination, behavior, and transition
• Prepares and delivers classroom lessons and group presentations related to appropriate vocational, career, and social/emotional topics
• Implements and documents interventions

General Assessment & Placement

• Assists as needed with the general assessment program at the local site including the collection of information needed for educational and vocational placement and institutional classification
• Administers group and individual achievement and vocational assessment as needed
• Assists in development and administration of the process to make assessment data available or decision making
• Assists the school administrator in the development and implementation of an efficient process for the placement of students into appropriate program

About us

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

USD #1 is dedicated to providing quality educational programs for incarcerated individuals. Students are offered academic knowledge, vocational competencies, and life skills integrated with technology in a positive environment to foster lifelong learning, multicultural awareness, and a successful social transition. USD#1 offers an array of academic programming, including: K-12 High School Program, Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Education Development (GED), Credit Diploma Program (CDP), English Second Language (ESL)/ Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and; a wide variety of Career-Technical Education (CTE) programs.

Our USD#1 motto is defined by the Latin phrase on the Districts seal. The phrase, "Non Sum Qualis Eram," translates into English as "I am not what I once was." The hope is that returning citizens will be provided with some of the core tools required to change their path in life through education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

A Masters degree which includes a planned program of preparation for the field in which the special services are performed.