QUALIFICATIONS:  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
1. Masters degree or higher.
2. Oregon Personnel Service License with School Psychologist endorsement.
3. Minimum of two years school psychologist experience (any level) preferred.
4. Thorough understanding of special education law and procedures.
5. Such alternatives to the above, as the ESD finds appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Participate in screening and/or the development of pre-referral interventions to determine response to intervention and whether further evaluation is needed. 
2. Function as a team member in the evaluation process.
3. Assess referred children utilizing a broad range of assessment instruments and techniques. 
4. Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Family Service Plans and/or Individual Education Plans. 
5. Consult with parents, teachers and other educational personnel to help them understand child development and how it affects learning and behavior. 
6. Provide consultation on the special education needs of children. 
7. Provide individual, group or consultative services for referred children whose diagnosed needs would be addressed through behavioral interventions.
8. Prepare and submit required documentation on children with disabilities. 
9. Cooperate with and develop collaborative relationships with personnel of mental health, community health, and other state and local agencies serving and supporting children with special needs.  Prepare forms as requested by outside agencies.
10. As agreed upon, attend staff, professional and interagency meetings.
11. Assist in conducting in-service training of ESD and local school district personnel and community members.
12. Initiate and direct appropriate research which is approved in advance by the ESD. 
13. Keep abreast of new developments in the field.
14. Initiate and direct a responsible route of travel; provide supervisor, team members and special education secretary with access to weekly schedule and complete report of contacts and mileage forms by designated timelines. 
 

Introduction
Introduction The Northwest Regional ESD is the largest and most diverse education service district in the state. Two of Oregon’s largest school districts—Beaverton and Hillsboro—reside in the urban parts of Washington County while many smaller, more rural districts reside along the Columbia River, Coast Range Mountains, and Pacific Ocean. This diversity in size, landscape, and geography makes the region one of the most attractive spots in Oregon and an area where supplemental services provided by NWRESD are in great demand by schools large and small.

Service Area

The Northwest Regional ESD’s service area includes more than 170 public schools in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, and Washington counties — spanning approximately 3,500 square miles across the northwest corner of Oregon. The Regional Office is located in Hillsboro, with additional service centers located in Astoria, St. Helens, and Tillamook.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Equal employment opportunity and treatment shall be practiced by the district regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status and disability if the employee, with or without reasonable accommodation, is able to perform the essential functions of the position.
 
The Chief Personnel Officer of Human Resources has been designated to coordinate compliance with these legal requirements, including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX and other civil rights or discrimination issues, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and may be contacted at the district office at 503-614-1255 for additional information and/or compliance issues.
 
Board policy: AC