Across several schools, you're the psychologist students, teachers, and families turn to — assessing learning and behavioral needs, running evaluations, and shaping support plans. Mental health and learning, met where kids actually are.
You rotate between several campuses, juggling evaluations, observations, counseling, and a lot of meetings. You assess for learning disabilities and behavioral needs, then help build support plans with teams and families. Reading a child's needs from data and behavior is the craft, and the report drives real services the student receives.
The harder part is the caseload stretched thin across schools — and the documentation and legal requirements wrapped around special education. Time is tight, and you rarely get to follow a story to its end. Resources and support vary a lot by district, which shapes how much you can actually do.
It tends to fit someone organized, perceptive, and patient with both kids and bureaucracy. If you need a single setting or quick resolution, the rotation and paperwork can wear. But if helping a struggling child get the right support feels meaningful, the work tends to give that back.
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