Psychologist, Social Emotional Learning Liaison, Grades K-8
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Description
Responsibilities:
● Providing SEL instruction and counseling services to students who have been recommended to the Child Study Team for additional and/or enhanced support and effectively conveying these interventions to the teachers
● Conducting informal and formal assessments and interpreting the results for parents and teachers to create remedial plans to support students
● Counseling students in both individual and group formats
● Developing and delivering Social and Emotional learning curriculum such as developmentally-appropriate conflict-resolution, friendship-building, stress and time-management, and organizational strategies to children, depending on divisional placement
● Supervising doctoral-level interns and externs and post-doctoral fellows
● Planning and teaching graduate-level seminars for psychology students receiving training at The School
● Commit to the academic and social mission of The School, which encompasses differentiation to meet the needs of a diverse community
● Collaborate in the design and implementation of an integrated SEL curriculum
● Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records and use them to write accurate, comprehensive student reports
● May oversee the Gender and Sexuality Education program and serves as the liaison between The School and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Health faculty and staff; depending on divisional placement.
● Fulfilling all duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in the school’s Guidebook and the organization’s code of conduct
● Engage in ongoing communication with parents/guardians
● Keep careful anecdotal and assessment records to write accurate, comprehensive student reports that reflect student growth and support their future education
CU is dedicated to promoting and advocating for diversity and inclusion within our school community. We celebrate many types of diversity including ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, ability, religion, sexual orientation, family configuration, language, gender and adoption status. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements:
● Doctorate-level degree in School or Clinical Psychology from an APA-approved graduate program
● New York State Psychologist License
● Commitment to equity and justice including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies
● Experience with individual and group counseling, using empirically supported methodologies
● Experience counseling children and families from a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
● Expertise in the administration and interpretation of a wide variety of educational and psychological tests
● Experience with social and emotional curriculum implementation for schools
● Strong verbal and written communication skills
● Wide-ranging intellectual and educational interests
● Commitment to diversity and collegiality
● Familiarity with new technologies
Preferred Qualifications:
● Knowledge of Spanish
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Pay Transparency Disclosure
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
No deadline
Location: United States of America, New York
Categories: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, PhD,
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