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School psychologist CV: example and template

This example is for school psychologists at primary and secondary schools, school complexes and preschools, and for psychologists from counselling centres and other institutions who want to work at a school.

The head teacher wants to know how you work with pupils, how you react in a crisis, which workshops and prevention activities you run, how you support teachers and parents and which institutions you work with. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: school psychologist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Natalia Krupa

School psychologist

Warsaw +48 123 456 789 natalia.krupa@example.com

Professional profile

School psychologist with 7 years of experience at a secondary and primary school. I hold consultations with pupils, carry out crisis interventions, run prevention workshops on stress, emotions and online safety, support form tutors and parents and work with the counselling centre and youth mental health centres. I introduced a crisis response procedure at the school, and the whole teaching staff was trained in it.

Work experience

School psychologist

09.2020 - present

General secondary school, Warsaw

  • Individual consultations with pupils, around 200 a year.
  • Crisis interventions and work with mental health centres.
  • Prevention workshops on stress, emotions and online safety.
  • Supporting form tutors and consultations with parents.
  • Crisis response procedure and training for the teaching staff.

Psychologist

09.2018 - 08.2020

Primary school, Warsaw

  • Sessions with pupils.
  • Classroom observations.
  • Social skills sessions.

Education

Master's degree, psychology, educational psychology specialism

2013 - 2018

University of Warsaw

Skills

  • Psychological consultations with pupils
  • Crisis intervention
  • Prevention workshops
  • Supporting teachers and parents
  • Observation and identifying needs
  • Work with counselling and mental health centres

Qualifications

  • Crisis intervention course, 2020
  • Working with young people in mental health crisis training, 2022
  • Social skills training course, 2019

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Teaching qualification

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a school psychologist CV

Professional summary

Write at which school you work, with which pupils and what you do. Add an example of a result, for example a procedure you introduced or workshops. The head teacher is looking for a psychologist pupils will trust, who stays calm in a crisis and also supports the adults at school.

Psychologist with 2 years of experience at a counselling centre, with a teaching qualification. I carry out assessments, consultations and group sessions for young people. I am looking for work as a school psychologist.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the school, pupils, consultations, interventions, workshops, support for adults and cooperation. Show the scale in numbers. Add courses and training. Also say whether you run support groups or sessions for classes after difficult events.

Weaker: Consultations.

Better: Individual consultations with pupils, around 200 a year.

Weaker: Crisis.

Better: Crisis interventions and work with mental health centres.

Weaker: Prevention.

Better: Prevention workshops on stress, emotions and online safety.

Skills worth listing

List consultations, crisis intervention, prevention, supporting adults, identifying needs and cooperation. In your soft skills show empathy, calm and discretion.

Professional skills

  • Consultations
  • Crisis intervention
  • Prevention
  • Supporting adults
  • Identifying needs
  • Work with institutions

Personal skills

  • Empathy
  • Calm
  • Discretion
  • Communication
  • Emotional resilience

Qualifications

List crisis intervention courses, training in work with young people and your teaching qualification. In Poland a school psychologist usually also needs a teaching qualification.

First job as a school psychologist

After university, describe placements at schools and counselling centres, volunteering and the sessions you run. Add your teaching qualification.

Show crisis intervention courses. It is the skill head teachers ask about most often.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A secondary school looks for work with young people in crisis and prevention, a primary school for work with children and parents, and a school complex for coordinating support for many pupils. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a school psychologist CV

Questions and answers

What should a school psychologist put on a CV?

The school, pupils, consultations, interventions, prevention, support for adults, cooperation and qualifications.

Does a school psychologist need a teaching qualification?

Usually yes, because in Poland they are employed as a specialist teacher.

How is a school psychologist different from a school counsellor?

A psychologist focuses on pupils' mental health and emotions, while a school counsellor deals with behavioural matters and help with learning.

Which results are worth giving?

Procedures introduced, workshops for classes and training for teachers.

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