School Psychologist

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district where equity is deeply embedded, and diversity welcomed. We acknowledge the profound responsibility we all have in ensuring that our schools and district sites foster an atmosphere where everyone feels secure, respected, and valued. Our commitment to providing a quality education extends beyond academic excellence; we are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families. Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and belonging and recognizes the importance of diversity of identity and thought. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 82,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students. The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.

School Psychologists will need:

• to be knowledgeable of current curriculum and evidence-based instructional practices;
• to participate in on-going professional development/in-service in both regular and inclusive education
• to be committed to inclusion.

The School Psychologist collaborates with individual teachers, school administrators, and school system staff to develop and evaluate prevention programs. This may include:

• Primary or Tier 1 prevention programs that involve all staff and students that foster the learning and mental health of students (e.g., evidence-based literacy and numeracy education in primary classrooms; prevention of bullying; social and emotional learning);
• Secondary or Tier 2 prevention programs that are delivered to students who are at-risk students for learning or mental health difficulties;
• Tertiary or Tier 3 academic, behavioural or psychosocial interventions for students with diagnosed disabilities or mental health difficulties.

The School Psychologist consults with school-based, District and community partners, parents/guardians, and students as appropriate to:

• assist schools in the identification and planning process, at both the school and District levels, for learners with complex needs;
• collaborate with school-based teams to develop and implement pre-referral interventions;
• provide information regarding the referral process
• offer suggestions/recommendations surrounding educational program planning
• conduct psycho-educational assessments in accordance with District guidelines
• meet with the school, parents/guardians, and the student as appropriate, to discuss the results of the psycho-educational assessment
• provide a written report for each assessment, available to the school, the District and parents/guardians; and the student as appropriate
• attend meetings (e.g., School-based team, Integrated Case Management)
• participate on district committees where appropriate
• develop information resources
• provide in-service to paraprofessionals, teachers, principals/vice principals;
• collaborate with community partners
• conduct research on many topics relevant to the profession including literacy, numeracy, social-emotional health and well-being, behaviour, etc
• provide input and recommendations in relation to district-level placement or placement review meetings
• School Psychologists who are licensed/registered may provide supervision to practicum students, interns, and residents who are not licensed/registered in British Columbia

MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in School Psychology
• Registration as a Licensed Psychologist or Licensed School Psychologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC, or registration under a provisional license is required.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

If you are a contract teacher/associated professional with the Surrey School District please apply using our internal Employee Self Serve (ESS) application process. If you are a Surrey Schools teacher but do not have a contract (i.e. TTOC), please use the Make a Future application and indicate your role in the district in your cover letter. If you are an external candidate, please note that in your cover letter.

Applicants will be considered in the following order:

• Surrey Contract Teachers/Associated Professionals (apply using our internal ESS application process)
• TTOC, Associated Professionals without a contract, and adult education contract teachers (apply using Make a Future)
• Qualified applicants from outside of the bargaining unit (i.e. external applicants please apply using Make a Future)

Applicants must possess the minimum qualifications listed in the job descriptions. Please provide evidence that you have the minimum qualifications with your application (for example, an unofficial transcript or photo of your Degree and evidence of your registration/memberships).

REPORTING STRUCTURE

The personnel in this position are accountable in the execution of their assigned duties to a Director of Instruction - Student Support or designate.

Salary range is $57,972 to $106,217, with placement on the range based on length of service, FTE and qualifications in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Previous experience will be considered.

Note: Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.

This job is classed under Psychologists (NOC 31200) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Psychologists assess and diagnose behavioural, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients, provide therapy, conduct research and apply theory relating to behaviour and mental processes. Psychologists help clients work toward the maintenance and enhancement of psychological, physical, intellectual, emotional, social and interpersonal functioning. They work in private practice or in clinics, correctional facilities, hospitals, mental health facilities, rehabilitation centres, community service organizations, businesses, schools and universities, and in government and private research agencies.

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