Anglophone South School District invites applications for the following position: 

This is an open competition; however, in accordance with the NBUPPE Collective Agreement- Professional Support Group, should unionized employees under this bargaining group apply, employees shall be selected on the basis of skill, ability and qualifications.  Where skill, qualifications and ability are relatively equal amongst union applicants, the vacancy will be filled on the basis of seniority.  If there are no union applicants, the position will be filled from qualified applicants for these competitions.

Description: Under the direction of the Area Manager of Addiction and Mental Health Services, responsible for the Integrated Service Delivery, Child and Youth Teams,  the School Psychologist I will be responsible to:

·         Provide a broad range of professional psychological services in the school system in the application of the science of psychology to the areas of student learning and behaviour, assessment and evaluation, understanding of child and adolescent exceptionalities and psychological adjustment.

·         Consult with teachers, members of the Education Support Services Team (ESST) and Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) teams and parents in a collaborative process of defining problems and developing appropriate programs and interventions.

·         Be involved in individual student psychological assessments, in-service education, participation in the development of preventive and crisis response programs, program evaluation and professional supervision of psychometrists.

·         Work directly with students to better understand academic, behavioural, and social-emotional challenges, which may include individual counselling and individual and group behaviour skills development.

Qualifications:  A Master’s or Doctoral degree in Psychology with course work and experience to meet the requirements for licensed membership in the college of Psychologists of New Brunswick. Successful completion of course work in child and adolescent development as well as child and adolescent exceptionalities are required. Experience in school psychology is desirable. The successful candidate must be capable of working both independently and in a collaborative manner with: students, parents, teachers, Integrated Service Delivery and Education Support Services Teams. Knowledge of school-based decision-making and policies would be an asset.

Necessary Special Requirement:  Licensed membership [or pending] in the College of Psychologists of New Brunswick.

Salary:  In accordance with the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees–Professional Support Group Collective Agreement, $2,492.07 to $2970.09 bi-weekly.

Application:  Please apply by letter, with resume outlining your qualifications for this position, and submit a copy of all university transcripts, and the names and contact information of three employer references.  Applications are to be received no later than 1:00 pm on Friday, March 2, 2018.  Applications without resume, transcripts and contact information will not be considered.

Applications are to be e-mailed to asd-s.jobs@nbed.nb.ca. Please quote only the competition number in the subject line.   

Applicants must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration.  Subject to the response to this competition, education and/or experience requirements may be changed. 

Thank you in advance for applying.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  If selected for an interview, please bring your portfolio with you.  It is not required when submitting your application for this competition.