1.0 Continuing School Psychologist

Invites Applications for:

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST (CONTINUING 1.0 FTE)- Two 1.0 FTE Positions available

School District No.43 (Coquitlam) is the third largest school district in BC with approximately 4,400 employees and 32,000 students in 70 schools. We serve the communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. Our six-year completion rates are well above the provincial average and some of the highest in BC. Overall, we are #1 in the Metro Vancouver region and #2 in BC. We are proud to run the largest international education program in Canada for the K-12 sector.

The Coquitlam School District values diversity in the workplace and strives to honour each person's unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities, and intersectionality.

The Coquitlam School District invites applications from individuals for the continuing 1.0 position of School Psychologist. This position comes with medical and dental benefits.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Successful applicants will possess the appropriate education, training and/or experience.

• A master's degree in school or educational psychology (or equivalent)
• CHCPBC certified, or eligible for certification, required
• Training and supervision in assessment and diagnosis of educational problems including administration and interpretation of individual psycho-educational tests

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The school psychologist will:

• Communicate and work collaboratively with other professionals including school-based teams and Learning Services Department staff
• Support students with high and low incidence exceptionalities, ELL and Indigenous learners and students with behaviour disorders
• Provide in-depth education assessment services
• Provide information and consultation to school personnel regarding educational placement and programming
• Assist with designing and evaluating individual education plans
• Be guided by the District Tiered Intervention Framework

APPLICATIONS

Please ensure the following documents are included with your application:

• Resume
• Master's degree in School or Educational Psychology or equivalent
• CHCPBC certification
• Practicum reports or teacher evaluations if applicable

All applicants are advised that they must sign a release to permit a criminal review prior to confirmation of hiring.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

“The deliberations of employees, and Committees used to screen and consider job applications, shall be kept in strict confidence, and shall not be disclosed to any person except as required by law. Personal references, recommendations and evaluations collected or generated by Board employees and Committee members as part of the Board's hiring processes (other than references whose authorship and content is already known to the job applicant) shall be treated as having been supplied in confidence to the Board for the purposes of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.”

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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