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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

School Psychologist

PsychologistPart-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Location: 29th Street - Milwaukee, WI
  • Position Type: Part Time
  • Education Level: 4 Year Degree
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed

Position Overview Next Door is seeking a compassionate, student-centered School Psychologist who is passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children, families, and educators.

This role offers an opportunity to be part of a collaborative Student Support Services team dedicated to ensuring high-quality, inclusive programming for all students.

Reporting to the Director of Student Support Services, the School Psychologist plays a vital role in supporting student success across academic, behavioral, and social-emotional domains.

This position is ideal for a professional who values relationship-building, systems-level impact, and hands-on support within a school-based setting.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks Duties will include, but not be limited to: Lead psycho-educational and formal behavior assessments; write quality, compliant assessment reports. Attend IEP meetings; present assessment findings to the team. Assist in the implementation of assessment recommendations as needed.

Participate in the pre-referral process and provide consultation to school teams regarding intervention supports for struggling students. Work with parents to build knowledge of disability and inclusive support for students with disabilities.

Assist in providing consultation and advice to administrators, teachers, and parents regarding the general and special educational programs as appropriate. Assist in coordinating, communicating and seeking consultation with community agencies as appropriate. Maintain a compliant practice.

Implementing consultation, collaboration, creation, and implementation of 504 plans Implementation on additional consultation around social emotional and behavioral systems and structures Perform other duties as assigned or requested by the Director of Student Support Services.

Qualifications

Required: Valid state credential; Master's degree in School Psychology. WI DPI State License. Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential (preferred). Experience working in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Experience working with Charter School K4 students.

Experience working with students with a range of disabilities (learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, autism, etc.) (highly preferred). Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Commitment to special education inclusion model and overall mission to close the achievement gap within our lifetime. Ability to be flexible and adaptive in a work environment that is still evolving.

Ability to perform a variety of specialized and responsible tasks: maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, other school personnel, meet schedule and compliance deadlines. Special Position

Requirements

Possession of a valid driver's license, and a driving record meeting the driver selection standards as established by Next Door. Ability to have regular use of an insured, privately owned vehicle on a daily basis, and the ability to conduct off site visits. Must have liability insurance of $100,000/$300,000 on first day of employment. Preferences N/A Work

Requirements

Other duties as assigned. Safety and Health Next Door is committed to providing a safe work environment and to fostering the well-being and health of its employees.

An essential part of each employees’ job is the development of safe working practices and the observance of safety rules, including: Following safety warnings and directions at all times. Using personal safety devices when required. Reporting any unsafe conditions to supervisor.

Following process for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. Reporting unsupervised children, after ensuring child’s safety. Implement active supervision practices at all times, including transition times. Ensure knowledge of each assigned child’s location at all times.

Physical Demands Primarily active work; occasionally lifting up, holding or moving up to 50 lbs.

Physical Activity Bending, stooping, kneeling, sitting on the floor, walking/transporting, handling, feeling reaching, climbing, balancing, crouching, crawling, talking and speaking clearly, hearing conversation level, tasting, smelling and seeing; ability to interact daily with children outdoors in varied weather condition.

Work Environment Combination of office and Early Childhood Center setting with some travel between sites as required. Personal/Physiological Ability to make frequent, significant decisions to understand and react to the development process of children.

Ability to respond quickly and competently to an emergency or crisis situation in order to keep children safe.

Key Responsibilities

The School Psychologist will lead psycho-educational and behavioral assessments while facilitating IEP meetings and providing consultation to school teams. They are also responsible for implementing 504 plans and supporting students across academic, behavioral, and social-emotional domains.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in School Psychology and a valid WI DPI State License. Experience with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and working with students with disabilities is highly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psycho-educational assessmentBehavioral assessmentIEP meeting facilitation504 plan implementationReport writingCrisis interventionRecord keepingCompliance managementAdaptive planning

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 18% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychology median $124k (middle half $104k–$143k)277 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in Wisconsin27 active1,791 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 18% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS psychologist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychology listings605 in the last 30 days311 the 30 days before (+95%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 171 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Next Door Foundation

Non-profit Organizations
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
51-200 employees

Living in Milwaukee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$232k
Typical market rent
$1,443/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.