School Psychologist position

MISSION

The main mission of the school psychologist is to provide psychological support to students, their parents and educational teams.

RESPONSABILITIES

• Answering to individual requests from students, families and educational teams in relation to family, personal, educational or pedagogical problems. Set up the follow-up in relation to these requests. 
  


• Assisting staff in the screening and care of exceptional students. 
  


• Undertaking psychological assessments and analyze external psychological assessments.
  


• Advising students and their families, teams and management to facilitate the care of students in difficulty.
  


• Participate in the various boards of teachers, classes, cycles, educational teams, if necessary to facilitate the care of the students. Make observations in class; Carry out cognitive assessments at the request of the teams. 
  


• Establishing links with health and paramedical professionals outside of the school. 
  


• Training and contributing to the prevention of students' academic and personal difficulties: As a member of the Health and Citizenship Education Committee, conduct prevention sessions with students in connection with the health department and the teaching teams. Conduct conferences or debates; Teacher training sessions, School aids, nurses on the care of children or adolescents, behaviors, etc. 
  


• Participating in the GAIN structure (Accompaniment and Integration Group) to contribute its expertise. 
  


• Participating in meetings for students with Special Educational Requirements outside Personalized Schooling Projects (PPS) and Personalized Assistance Projects (PAS). 
  


• Supervising the Student Assistants : assessing needs, participating in recruitment, coaching and animating of trainings
  

SKILLS, ABILITY AND REQUIRED FORMATION 

• Master in Psychology and/or in Educational Psychology required 
  


• Fluent in French 
  


• Good level of English desired 
  


• Desired school experience 
  


• Knowledge in psychopedagogy 
  


• Ability to listen, observe and empathize 
  


• Management skills