Program Manager, Evaluating Psychologists & Psychoeducationals

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Reporting into the Head of Sprint, the Program Manager, Evaluating Psychologists and Psychoeducationals is responsible for the direct management and oversight of SA’s Evaluating Psychologists. This Program Manager will design and implement all systems necessary for ensuring SA has a strong pipeline of high-quality psychoeducational evaluations, including systems for hiring, staffing, and performance managing Evaluating Psychologists, systems for school Sprint teams to request evaluations, and systems for ensuring that psychoeducational evaluations are high-quality and appropriately address scholars needs. This Program Manager must display strong leadership as well as a high level of technical expertise in order to effectively lead a team of psychologists, navigate Sprint challenges, and meet Sprint-related outcomes on behalf of our neediest scholars. 

Key responsibilities include: 

End to end management of Evaluating Psychologist staffing process, including:

Interviewing and approving candidate offers

Determining appropriate placement locations

Liaising with network partners to manage new hire process

Collaborating with network partners to support onboarding & new hire training

End to end ownership of Evaluating Psychologist performance management, including:

Designing and implementing robust systems for feedback and accountability

Management against the Evaluating Psychologist Performance Evaluation Criteria and Sprint initiatives and KPIs that relate to Evaluating Psychologists

Implementing process for middle and end of year reviews

Supporting with ongoing performance concerns

End to end management of Psychoeducational Evaluation Reports, including: 

Designing and implementing systems for psychoeducational evaluation requests from school Sprint and completion by Evaluating Psychologists

Quality control for Psychoeducational Evaluation Reports

Pyschoeducational evaluation inventory management 

Evaluating Psychologist team training

Leading/managing the Evaluating Psychologist team training program, collaborating across the team to define outcomes, and executing against a training program that ensures team members have the tools and resources to deliver those outcomes 

End to end management of SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Program, including training and indirect management of the team. (Approx. 50 SEL Specialists in schools managed by the Principals)

Liaising with School Managers and Senior Leaders for high needs scholar cases at schools, including conducting high needs case evaluation when necessary

Creation of standard work around staffing, inventory management, and psychoeducational evaluation requests

Required Qualifications

All degrees and certifications required of a New York State School Psychologist

Minimum 2 years of experience conducting psychoeducational evaluations

Minimum 1 year experience people management 

Demonstrated alignment with Success Academy’s school design

Required Traits

Effectively collaborates with a broad base of constituents at all levels, including senior organizational leadership; Ability to gain buy in and cooperation from management

Strong people and performance management skills; adept at providing feedback and developing rising talent

Fluency with Google Suite/Microsoft Office including Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, and able to easily create clea/useful spreadsheets/trackers

Strong strategic thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills

Demonstrates initiative and perseverance to achieve desired outcomes in an innovative and fast-paced environment

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced, high-pressure environment

Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment 

Excellent planning and time management skills

Excellent written skills

Extremely detail-oriented

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

Compensation Range

$105,000 - $115,000 USD

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

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