Educational Diagnostician - Lebanon, United States - Wilson County Schools

Description

JOB SUMMARY
This position will involve working collaboratively with psychologists to assess student's potential needs for exceptional educational services. The Educational Diagnostician will administer achievement tests and various rating scales as directed by the psychologist. They will also perform classroom and intervention observations and write up those observations to be included in psychological reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in an educational field (Master's Degree preferred)

• Minimum of 2 years experience in an educational setting, special education/intervention preferred

• Professional license from the Tennessee Department of Education

• Reliable transportation and ability to travel between schools

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Director of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO Supervisor for the Department of Exceptional Children
FLSA STATUS Exempt
SCHEDULE 200 Day

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of individually administered assessments

• Understanding of assessment results

• Keen observational skills

• Effective written communication skills

• Ability to work both independently and collegially

• Ability to work with children with disabilities

• Time and material management skills

• Maintain all required licensures and certifications

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;

• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;

• Adaptability to working with students; and

• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Reports to Director of Exceptional Education

• Administer various individual achievement tests, provide scanned assessment protocols to School Psychologist for scoring and interpretation

• Administer various rating scales (social/emotional, autism, adaptive, etc.)

• Score/send to score various rating scales

• Observe students (in classrooms, interventions, unstructured areas, etc)

• Document observations and provide to psychologists in a timely manner

• Attend in-service, staff development opportunities and other required meetings

• Maintain appropriate documentation as determined by supervisor

• Maintain confidentiality and comply with all federal, state, and district regulations and policies

• Establish and maintain satisfactory, respectful working relationships in the school environment

• Perform other duties as assigned

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.

• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.

• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.

• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.

• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.

• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.

• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS
Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.