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Pure Autism Counseling Center
Santa Clarita, California

Licensed Educational Psychologist.

PsychologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75-$100/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The individual psycho-educational assessment service will include:

1. The administration of a battery of tests chosen in collaboration with the Special Education Department;

2. The scoring of all tests administered;

3. The interpretation of the test results;

4. The provision of a comprehensive written report describing the results of the assessment to the school within 30 days of the evaluation;

5. Documentation that parents and staff receive a copy of the individualized report;

6. Availability of the psychologist to participate in MDET/MDT/IEP meetings where the results of the testing are interpreted to parents/guardians and staff within 60 days of the evaluation;

7. Follow the Arizona Evaluation requirement format.

The individualized written psycho-educational report will include:

1. Basic student data as furnished by the referral packet

2. Diagnostic statement categories listed in.....

4. Background information: educational status and history, health assessment and prior evaluation history;

5. Behavioral observations;

6. Assessments as requested on permission to evaluate with may include:

a. Intelligence

b. Academic achievement

c. Social behavior

d. Perceptual abilities

e. Emotional behavior

f. ADHD

g. Other assessments relevant to the performance of the individual child

7. Summary Report

8. Recommendations for placement, instruction, social, medical, etc.

Key Responsibilities

The psychologist will administer, score, and interpret psycho-educational tests to provide comprehensive reports for students. They will also participate in school meetings to discuss evaluation results with parents and staff.

Requirements

The candidate must be a licensed educational psychologist capable of following Arizona evaluation requirements. They are expected to provide detailed assessments covering intelligence, academic achievement, and behavioral observations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Test administrationTest scoringData interpretationReport writingIEP meeting participationBehavioral observationIntelligence testingAcademic achievement assessmentSocial behavior assessmentADHD assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Educational Psychologist. at Pure Autism Counseling Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychology — ranked against 1,745 active Psychology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychologist Career Context

In California, the Psychology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (193 salary observations; 425 listings), vs ~$124k nationally (1,728 salary observations; 4,915 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 28% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$182k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $164k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,745 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Santa Clarita

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$740k
Typical market rent
$2,787/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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