School Psychologist Intern

Position Type:
Student Services/Intern
Date Posted:
12/6/2023
Location:
Elementary and Middle Schools
Date Available:
08/21/2024
Closing Date:
02/10/2024
Lake Forest School District 67 is seeking a full-time School Psychologist Intern for the 2024-2025 school year.
Description:
Lake Forest School District 67 school psychology internship offers tremendous breadth and depth of experiences. Interns will work within a multi-tiered system of support to perform a variety of duties in preparation for independent, professional practice. Depending on the intern's training needs and interests, more focus may be given to a particular level of support, or type of service. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Member of problem solving teams
• Standardized assessment (cognitive, academic, and social-emotional initial and re-evaluations)
• Curriculum based assessment
• Report writing and preparation/completion of IEP paperwork
• Complete case study evaluations and facilitate eligibility determinations
• Facilitate IEP domain meetings and maintain compliance for (re)-evaluations
• Provide therapeutic intervention/counseling for students with social/emotional/behavioral needs
• Social skills intervention/training (using social cognitive or behavioral methods based on students' abilities)
• Academic support (consultation to develop interventions and monitor effectiveness)
• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) development
• Teacher/parent consultation
• Progress monitoring
• 504 Plan Eligibility and Development
• Various data management and research opportunities

Qualifications:

• Endorsement from a NASP and CAEP approved university program (Verified through ISBE form 73-44 "Notification of School Service Personnel Intern Eligibility Status").
• In addition, ideal candidates will possess the following qualities:
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Demonstrate mastery of school psychology coursework
  • Developing consultation skills for conferencing with teachers, parents, and students
  • Possess the organization and time management skills needed to handle multiple responsibilities
  • Aware of own limitations and seeks guidance when needed
  • Comfortable working independently once an activity has been adequately explained/supervised
  • Mutual fit between intern and District 67

Application Procedure: Interested candidates must apply online. Click here to access the online application.
Questions about the position should email Molly Escobar at mescobar@lfschools.net
To learn more about Lake Forest School District 67, visit our website at www.lakeforestschools.org.
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