Volunteer Positions

Volunteer Clinical Assistant
10-15 hours a week

Learning Solutions has 1-2 positions available for volunteers with our clinical team. Volunteers will be involved with the assessment process and work directly with a psychometrist and in collaboration with our psychologists, post-doctoral fellows, and practicum student trainees. The Volunteer Clinical Assistant position supports psychometrists and psychologists with psychological testing, administration, and scoring, as well as provides training. 

Responsibilities include:

  1. Assisting with writing background histories, including:
    1. Using psychometrist/psychologist provided templates
    2. Editing form publisher documents created from client- or parent/guardian-completed questionnaires
    3. Incorporating client and parent-completed questionnaires, clinical intake/consultation notes, previous testing, and other collateral information into background history 
  2. Assisting with self-, parent-, observer- and teacher- measures, including
    1. Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date tracking system for sending and receiving measures
    2. Sending measures after the consultation appointment based on the recommendation of the clinician/psychometrist
    3. Checking that we have appropriate authorizations, when necessary (i.e. teacher forms)
    4. Tracking measures and sending reminders for unfinished/incomplete forms
    5. Checking in with psychologist and psychometrist regarding incomplete forms
    6. Downloading score reports from completed measures and uploading to correct client files (in google drive and TherapyNotes)
  3. Assisting with scoring assessment measures and putting scores and tables into report templates.
    1. Scoring self- and parent-report measures
    2. Inputting scores into the report
  4. Assisting with preparation for testing and clinics, including 
    1. Collating necessary information for the clinician
    2. Checking client files to make sure we have necessary information (i.e. previous reports, IEPs, 504 Plans, discharge summaries)
  5. Assisting with creating templates for reports in advance of testing and for clinics
  6. Volunteers will receive weekly, regular supervision with their supervising psychometrist each week. 
  7. Volunteers will have the opportunity to observe testing administration.
  8. Volunteers will be provided training in administration and scoring of self, observer, and parent measures, as well as effort and validity measures, depending on level of interest and time availability.
  9. Volunteers may be asked to provide some administrative support, such as filing and assisting with data entry.
  10. Other opportunities may be available for individual research interests, resource development, professional development planning, and marketing. 

Supervising Psychometrists: Rebecca Finney-Brooks, MS or Nikolaus LaCombe, MS

Required Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Post-secondary education or coursework in psychology, education, or related field

Required Skills

  • Reliability
  • Professionalism
  • Attention to detail
  • Good communication skills
  • Good written communication skills
  • Ability to accept and integrate feedback
  • Familiarity with google docs, including google forms and spreadsheets

Schedule

Days are flexible. Volunteers would need to be available at least one day between 830-4pm, Mondays through Thursdays. Ideally volunteers are available for at least two days per week. 

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to learningsolutions@learningsolutionsls.com and indicate availability.

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