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