Job Overview

The Educational Diagnostician provides an array of educational services to students including achievement testing, educational consultation, and academic intervention in accordance with both best practices and the policies and regulations of the School Board.      

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Administers diagnostic educational evaluations to assess the academic functioning and educational needs of students and writes comprehensive educational reports; holds parent conferences to provide interpretation of educational assessment findings.
• Participates as an active member of the school-based teams to effect interventions for general education students as well as Referral Review Teams responding to the suspicion of a disability; attends eligibility meetings to assist in the determination that a child has a disability and needs special education services.
• Consults and collaborates with school administration, instructional staff, and parents regarding the individual educational, academic, and behavioral needs of students utilizing curriculum-based measurement and instructional consultation approaches.
• Serves as a division consultant for Response to Intervention (RTI); assists in the implementation and coaching of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), as needed.
• Provides workshops and trainings for school staff and administrators. 

Qualifications

Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.

     Education

      Master’s Degree in special education or related field emphasizing assessment, learning theory, and instructional and behavioral interventions

     Experience

      Has extensive experience in educational assessment, instruction, and consultation as a teacher or educational diagnostician

     Licenses and Certifications

Holds or is eligible for the Virginia Postgraduate Professional License with an endorsement in special education or a related area

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication abilities and productive time management skills
• Possesses leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary to work effectively with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and colleagues
• Proven expertise in curriculum-based assessment and instructional interventions
• Knowledgeable of RTI and PBIS frameworks for instructional and behavioral interventions
• Elementary teaching experience strongly preferred 

• Bilingual skills in Spanish is highly desirable but not required

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to: Supervisor, Eligibility and Section 504 Services

FLSA status: Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 11 months, 208 days, 7 hours per day

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation