Employment Opportunities

When available, job openings within the state will be posted here. Employers wishing to post an opening may do so, free of charge, by contacting, Eileen A. Sparduti, Web Editor (esparduti@troyareasd.org) or 570-297-1620.

School Psychologist: Cornwall-Lebanon School District

• Position: One elementary school (population 460). Non-traditional school psychologist position includes assessment, consultation, coordination, and counseling responsibilities.
• Availability: August 2008
• Requirements: PA Certification in School Psychology
• Salary and Other Compensations: Discussed during hiring process
• Other Relevant Info: School is committed to data-based decision making within a Response to Intervention Framework.
• Send Personal Info to:
  Sarah E. Schaefer, Ed.S., NCSP, Supervisor of Pupil Services
  Cornwall-Lebanon School District
  105 E. Evergreen Road
  Lebanon, PA 17042
  sschaefer@clsd.k12.pa.us
  (717) 389-1807
• Deadline for application: Applications accepted until position is filled.

School Psychologist, Chambersburg Area School District

• Position: School Psychologist
• Availability: July 1, 2008
• Requirements: Pa. certification, 248 day contract
• Salary and Other Compensations: Min. salary 62,000, Blue Cross Insurance (PPO)
• Send Personal Info to: Bill Hodge, HR Director, Chambersburg Area School District, 435 Stanley Ave. Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 or hodgebil@chambersburg.k12.pa.us

Deadline for application: May 30th 2008

School Psychologist, Hershey, PA

Full-time

Milton Hershey School is a fee-free, year-round home and school that provides a positive, structured home life and an outstanding pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade education to boys and girls in social and financial need. The School was founded in 1909 by Milton S. Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, and his wife Catherine. Thanks to their generosity and foresight, Milton Hershey School thrives today and is expanding.

Working closely with the Coordinator of Admissions Assessment, the School Psychologist (SP) is responsible for making decisions on students' appropriateness for enrollment to Milton Hershey School, as well as additional recommendations regarding learning and emotional needs. The SP conducts psychological record reviews and assessments for prospective students. Assessments include cognitive ability, achievement, structured observation, personality assessments, measurements of psycho-social strengths and weaknesses, and ability to adjust to student life.

• Master's degree and certification as a PA School Psychologist are required. Clinical experience as a psychologist preferred. Experience working with children from poverty is a plus.
• Knowledge of and successful experience with the administration/interpretation of psychological/diagnostic tests (Wechsler, Stanford-Binet) and standardized or curriculum-based assessments (i.e., reading, writing, math assessments)
• Training in psychological diagnostic testing, professional ethics, clinical procedures
• Intelligence, behavioral and personality assessment of children ages 4-16
• Knowledge of mental health and educational systems, DSM-IV diagnostic criteria
• Standardized, observational & projective measures of behavioral & personality functions

For more information about this position, please visit the career section of our Web site at www.mhs-pa.org. We value diversity.