School Psychologist

NOTICE: All Ingenuity Prep employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their start date. All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment or must be approved for a medical or religious exemption.

Ingenuity Prep prepares PreK - 8th grade students in Ward 8 to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. Our innovative instructional model promotes small group learning for students, collaborative teaching teams, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for teachers and staff.

We are looking for an outstanding experienced School Psychologist to join our school. As a member of the Ingenuity Prep Student Support Team, the School Psychologist will support students and families, empower teachers, and serve as a critical partner in ensuring that students have the services they need to be successful both academically and socially/emotionally..

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a School Psychologist at Ingenuity Prep, you will:

• Screen and evaluate referred children including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational program recommendations
• Conduct psycho-educational evaluations and FBAs reports
• Work with another School Psychologist to provide individual and group services to students - including therapeutic counseling services - that emphasize improved academic and social-emotional outcomes
• Develop, monitor, review and modify behavior intervention plans
• Identify students in need of counseling and social services
• In collaboration with school’s instructional leadership, provide teachers behavioral and academic strategy support, resources, and professional development
• Collaborate with teachers, Vice Presidents of Special Education, and instructional leadership to coordinate special services to students with IEPs
• Collaborate with school-based teams to improve student success by providing comprehensive support, with a focus on assisting the attendance team, Response to Intervention (RTI) team, and wellness teams in fostering a positive and thriving school environment

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Ingenuity Prep may be the right fit for you if:

• You have at least two years of experience, ideally in a school setting.
• You are deeply committed to students’ social and emotional learning and health.
• You have experience working in DC, ideally in Ward 8.
• You want to work closely with your peers in a collaborative instructional setting.
• You want to work in a feedback-rich culture.
• You have consistently partnered with families as part of your plan for student success.
• You have a track record of holding high expectations for yourself and students.
• You have NASP/NCSP certification
• You have a Master’s or Doctoral Degree in school psychology.

MORE ABOUT US

Ingenuity Prep offers among the strongest compensation and benefits packages of any public charter school in Washington, D.C. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

• An innovative compensation structure (salary and bonus) for instructional positions based on demonstrated effectiveness and retention.
• Highly competitive compensation for non-instructional positions.
• 100% of medical and dental premiums for employees paid for by Ingenuity Prep, along with 100% of dependent premiums and 50% of spouse’s or domestic partner’s premiums.
• 100% of employee’s short­ and long-term disability and life insurance plans paid for by Ingenuity Prep.
• A minimum of two weeks maternity/paternity leave, up to 6 weeks, at 100% of pay (60% from IP and remaining pay from DC Paid Family Leave ) for all staff — regardless of gender.
• A 100% match -- up to 3% -- on your 401K retirement plan.
• A 100% Ingenuity Prep-paid cell phone plan. You can even bring your current number into our plan.
• MacBook Air computer for professional and personal use

Salary: $95,790 - $119,628 (commensurate with 1-10 years of experience)

Ingenuity Prep does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, disability, veteran status, religion, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.