Paid School Psychology Internship

Position:          Paid School Psychology Internship (non-benefited, 190 days) (Frontline JobID#14904)

Available:        2025-2026 Year 

Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an approved NASP and/or APA graduate training program in school psychology
• Completed an appropriate field-based practicum
• Completed program coursework requirements
• Recommended for the internship by at least one member of the graduate program faculty and by the field-based practicum supervisor.
• Ability to perform the duties of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Upload a completed psychological evaluation into the “other relevant certification” section of the online application, remembering rules of confidentiality.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Conceptual, interpersonal, and social skills necessary for the position performance.
• Demonstrates advanced skills and knowledge in gathering and using data to monitor student progress.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of nationally recognized professional standards for school psychologists.
• Possess advanced knowledge of multi-tiered prevention and intervention strategies.
• Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices.
• Demonstrated success in leadership positions.
• Ability to make decision independently based upon experience, judgement, and established departmental procedures and policies.
• Advanced verbal and written communication and human relations skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and highly sensitive information in a professional manner.
• Ability to build trust and maintain relationships.
• Management and organizational skills that show an ability to prioritize, work under time constraints, and demonstrate flexibility in an environment of multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to make regular visits to school, other locations, and state meetings sometimes with little notice.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Capable of performing the essential functions of the positions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent prolonged and/or irregular hours.
• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation and on the telephone and in addressing groups.
• Ability to travel to school and other local locations, as well as state meetings, sometimes with little notice.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to spend long hours sitting.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to grasp, handle, manipulate, and/or feel objects and use office technology.
• Sufficient mobility to move about the work area.
• Sufficient vision to read and comprehend printed materials, see distant objects with clarity, and identify and distinguish objects.
• Sufficient hearing to hear and comprehend conversations in person and on the telephone, as well as distinguish sounds up to twenty (20) feet.
• Occasionally climb or balance.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift five to ten (5-10) pounds.

Work Environment:

• Moderate noise (examples: office environment with computers, printers, and telephones; regular conversations within offices, cubicles, hallways, and conference rooms; meetings one-on-one, in small groups, and large settings, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possesses outstanding written and oral communication skills.

Essential Functions:   

Under the direction of the FCPS and IHE internship supervisors, the intern provides a range of school psychological services consistent with the NASP Practice Model. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Attends school-based meetings (i.e. IEP, 504, SST, SIP, MTSS) as appropriate.
• Attends a variety of system meetings (i.e. staff meetings, department meetings, leadership meetings) as appropriate.
• Conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations including assessment and report writing
• Supports staff in conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments and in writing Behavior Intervention Plans or Behavior Support Plans.
• Conducts formal and informal student and classroom observations
• Provides instructional and behavioral consultation
• Provides individual and group counseling
• Offers staff development activities as determined by the field supervisor
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Information:

• The intern works a full school day, and is expected to be on duty on all days when school is in session and teachers are on duty. The intern notifies the field supervisor and other staff as appropriate when variations in the schedule are necessary.

Salary:  $22,000 (pending budget approval)

Apply:   Interested individuals should complete and submit an online application available at 

http://www.applitrack.com/fcps/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1  Selected candidates will be invited for an interview.  Reasonable accommodations for the interview will be provided with advance request.

Deadline:  Applications should be submitted and complete with all references returned no later than 4:00 p.m. on December 13, 2024.  Please ask references to upload letters of reference in the Comments box of the confidential reference survey they will receive.   Any questions should be addressed to April Vierra, 240-586-8000.

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMBRACES THE SPIRIT AND REQUIREMENTS 

OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY  

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INDICATE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK PREFORMED BY AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING THIS POSITION. IT IS NOT WRITTEN TO INCLUDE OR BE INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTIORY OF ALL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND QUALIFIATIONS REQUIRED OF THE EMPLOYEE. NOTHING IN THIS DESCRIPTION RESTRICTS MANAGEMET’S RIGHT TO ASSGIN OR REASSIGN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OR ADD REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AT ANY TIME.