Description
Psychological Services Consultant (1.5 FTE)
Learning Services
Applications from permanent employees from within the PSSP Bargaining Unit, other permanent Board employees, as well as external applicants will be considered.
The Waterloo Region District School Board is accepting applications for the position of Psychological Services Consultant.
Reporting through the Psychology Lead to the Superintendent, Student Achievement and Well-Being - Special Education, the successful applicant will have specific responsibilities in Learning Support Services- Special Education, Grades JK - 12.
The successful applicants for these Professional Student Services Personnel positions will assume the roles and responsibilities of the position with a start date of September 2, 2025. The salary range is $62,940 to $108,949 per annum prorated to FTE allocation.
Responsibilities:
Provide comprehensive psychological assessments involving diagnoses of a wide variety of developmental disorders (e.g., Learning Disorders, Intellectual Disability, ADHD, Language Disorders, ASD, Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, anxiety and other mental health disorders);
Provide psychological interventions and consultation services together with agency liaison services that focus on individual students, parents, groups of students, staff and school-wide initiatives;
Provide school services as a member of the school Multidisciplinary Support Team;
Consultations could include facilitation of Stage II threat/risk assessment;
Interventions could include behaviour intervention planning and implementation;
Interventions could include group interventions for a variety of issues;
Qualifications
Registered or eligible for registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario;
M.A. in School or Clinical Psychology (minimum requirement);
Excellent assessment and educational programming skills;
Experience in interventions and consulting in school settings;
Excellent interpersonal skills;
Knowledge of child and adolescent development and learning process;
Use of a personal vehicle;
Valid Driver’s License.
We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
- members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
- persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; and
- persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions
We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.
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