School Psychology Intern, Grades N-12
hace 3 días
Greenwich
Job Description Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 350. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8. The High School, established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on Stanwich Road. Founded in 1926, Greenwich Country Day School is a family school where innovative teaching is encouraged as teachers model and foster a love of learning, challenge and inspire children toward academic excellence, and cultivate students’ interests and talents outside of the classroom. We value purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, with emphasis on the development of character, creativity, and a sense of personal value along with strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders who possess a strong sense of purpose. GCDS is fortunate to have built a large endowment which helps to fund competitive salaries and benefits, a robust professional development program, and reimbursement for graduate school tuition. GCDS offers a substantial need-based financial aid program to support students from a range of socio-economic backgrounds. Greenwich Country Day School seeks a School Psychology Intern, Grades N-12, to start in August 2026. This opportunity is ideally suited for graduate students seeking internship or externship experience. Preference will be given to those with a concentration in School Psychology. There will be a stipend of $10,000. This position will report to the Director of Wellness and Student Support, a Doctoral level, licensed psychologist, who will supervise the internship program. The master's or doctoral-level intern will provide support to the division’s counselor/psychologist to engage in many different responsibilities. Some of these will include conducting observations, developing behavioral plans, consulting with teachers, providing counseling, supporting students with academic plans/needs, and completing screenings. This is a full-time, 10-month/year position. Responsibilities Include: • Provide counseling services to students; working one-on-one or in small groups, • Understand and support the mission of the school, • Provide academic Support for students, • Review Psychological Evaluations, summarize the results, and share with staff, • Provide executive functioning support for students in Production Lab, • Participate in grade-level meetings and student support meetings, • Complete classroom observations, • Assist in the development of school-based interventions for the students, • Provide academic support for teachers, • Survey staff for academic needs, • Develop professional development trainings for staff, • Develop and implement FBA/BIP (BSP), • Meet with teachers and provide them with in-school interventions aimed at supporting students, • Seminar Class/Advisory, • Attend seminar planning meetings and help develop curriculum, • Develop content for seminar class and help teach, • Support Advisory at the high school and middle school levels, • Examine our protocol for screening students in order to better assess our students in the following areas:, • Academic - reading, writing, math, • Attention/Executive Function, • Emotional, • Language-based, • Nonverbal, • Interpersonal, • Help with the screening process for admissions, • Professional Development, • Attend weekly supervision meetings, • Attend weekly mental health team meetings, • Provide support for parents, • Develop content for presentations and trainings for parents, • Meet with parents, • Learn protocols including suicide /safety protocol and classroom safety protocols, • Learn how to examine/review Bark and determine safety, • Support referrals, • Must be working towards a graduate-level degree in School Psychology, • Commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community, • Ability to develop proficiency with student information systems and databases, • Willingness to learn about the school, its curriculum, and admissions programs, • Strong work ethic combined with a high degree of professionalism, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and the integrity of the student support process, • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, service-oriented office, • Demonstrated cultural competency skills to effectively communicate and collaborate across difference, • Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills and the ability to comfortably, warmly, and effectively engage with large and small groups of adults and/or students in professional or social settings, • Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor, • Superlative organizational skills and attention to detail, • Ability to work both as part of a team and independently to accomplish departmental and individual goals, • Bachelor’s degree; Masters or doctoral degree in School Psychology in progress, • Concentration in School Psychology Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent Powered by JazzHR uBduYdcTE8