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Position Vacancy
School Psychologist – Culver Academies
March 6, 2008
The Culver Academies, a selective college preparatory boarding Winter School (grades 9 – 12), and The Culver Summer Camps (ages 9 – 18) seek a caring professional with unique expertise in supporting adolescents. This professional will serve Summer Camps and Winter School. Student population is international and diverse.
Responsibilities include:
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consultation with classroom
instructors/supportive staff and intervention development to
support students who struggle academically or
behaviorally;
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provide short-term counseling and crisis
intervention support for students using evidence-based
therapy techniques and creative therapeutic modalities (e.g.
sand tray therapy);
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teach an Introduction to Psychology course
and at the request of instructors teach lessons on mental
health issues in classrooms;
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facilitate student groups;
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assist in the management of
psychoeducational evaluation initiatives;
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coordinate and review evaluative data from
outside professionals;
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coordinate mental health programs on campus;
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foster supportive and collegial teamwork
with professional staff;
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nourish healthy interactions between
students, faculty, and staff;
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complete special projects as assigned.
Responsibilities require: superior competence in clinical assessment, consultation, intervention development, and crisis intervention; excellent writing skills; program and course/curriculum development skills; sharp organization and time management skills; and dynamic communication techniques for individual, small and large group settings for adolescents and/or adults.
The successful candidate will be or will be eligible to attain certification as a School Psychologist in Indiana and have a MA/EdS. Sand Tray Therapy training/certification(s) preferred or willingness to obtain. Professional memberships preferred. Full-time (12 month) position begins in May of 2008. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience. This position requires professional to reside in Culver, Indiana. Culver will assist with relocation costs. The Culver Academies is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. For more information, please see this and other positions on our employment opportunities web page at www.culver.org
Please respond promptly. Send resume, copy of transcripts, copy of license(s) and certification(s), listing of references, and professional writing samples to the attention of:
Elizabeth Zhe, Psy.D.
School Psychologist
The Culver Academies
1300 Academy Road, Box 137
Culver, IN 46511
Email: zhee@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8343
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