School Psychologist

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Full Time Professional New York, NY, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $72,000.00 To $82,000.00 Annually

About Child Mind Institute:

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Summary:

As the School Psychologist, you will conduct no-cost diagnostic evaluations conducted for the Healthy Brain Network (HBN), an initiative aimed at collecting imaging, genetic, and phenotypic data from children and adolescents. Your comprehensive psychological evaluations will provide diagnosis and support IEP advocacy and include measures of cognition, executive functioning, academic achievement, language and social and emotional functioning. Furthermore, your reports will include home and school-based recommendations and support families with referrals.

Reporting to Clinical Training and Assessment Manager, this is an exempt full-time, hybrid (minimum 2 days in office) position located in our NYC headquarters office.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct diagnostic and/or clinical assessments including intelligence, language and achievement testing and assessment of social-emotional functioning.
• Writing comprehensive feedback reports to include pertinent background history, cognitive testing results, diagnosis and recommendations.
• Collect research data including questionnaires, interviews and audio/visual data
• Conduct or support clinical feedback sessions with participants and parents, offering referrals and treatment recommendations.
• Participate in weekly case conferences to present cases and consult with multi-disciplinary team
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from a program in psychology
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in working with children and adolescents.
• 3+ years of experience in psychological assessment and report writing.
• Understanding of DSM-V diagnostic procedures.
• Problem-solving: Identify and address challenges with innovative solutions.
• Communication: Clear and effective communicator across all levels of the organization.
• Analytical skills: Ability to interpret data and drive decisions based on insights.

Special Considerations:

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website .

Child Mind Institute is committed to creating an inclusive culture where all employees feel welcomed and valued.

The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.