NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Title: Audiologist (0525)                                      

Reports To: Director of Special Education

Dept./School:  Special Education                    

Wage/Hour: Exempt   

Pay Grade:  A15/A17                    

Dept./School: Special Education          

Minimum Duty Days: 189 days

Revised: 04/04/2025

 Primary Purpose: 

The Audiologist offers direct audiological services to eligible students enrolled in NISD. Their primary goal is to ensure that students have access to appropriate hearing assistive technology, enabling them to access auditory information and thereby enhancing their academic performance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Doctorate of Audiology or equivalent
• Texas Licensure in Audiology

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Previous educational audiological experience (3 years minimum)
• Experience fitting amplification, performing audiological and functional evaluations
• Knowledge of special education and 504
• Knowledge of child development/speech and language acquisition, and auditory milestones
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Knowledge of ARD process and IEP development and implementation
• Knowledge of resources available through the district and in the community in support of auditory needs
• Ability to demonstrate strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skill

Majors Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Provide consultation to other evaluation team members on effective and appropriate assessment techniques for use with students with hearing impairments.
2. Evaluate, select, program, troubleshoot, and fit Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT)
3. Perform audiological evaluations for students
4. Collaborate with classroom teachers regarding communication management, educational implications of hearing loss, educational programming, classroom acoustics, and large-area amplification systems for children with hearing loss
5. Develop a system for documenting audiological case management
6. Monitor equipment functionality and submit repairs of HAT as needed
7. Establish and maintain good working relationships with HAT vendors
8. Provide a yearly projected budget of hearing assistive technology needs
9. Perform classroom observations to aid in determining HAT needs of students
10. Collaborate with campus speech-language pathologists, the use of sign language, and other factors affecting communication function for audiologic evaluation and/or initial identification of individuals with other communication disorders
11. Assist in the planning of audiological goals at Admission, Review and Dismissal meetings when determined appropriate by the student's case manager
12. Conduct in-service training for staff
13. Collaborate with students, student parent(s)/guardian(s), case manager and student campus to maximize student auditory success
14. Complete reports for assessment and evaluations performed
15. Maintain proper documentation of services provided
16. Adhere to best practices for all audiological services and Code of Ethics for Audiology (ASHA and AAA)
17. Coordinate with district diagnosticians and D/HH on hearing assessments for FIEs and IEPs
18. Attend continuing education seminars and trainings to maintain current knowledge regarding available technology and advancements in educational audiology
19. Follows all the rules, regulations, and policies of DISD and follows directives from administrative staff.
20. Observe in a professional manner regarding confidentiality with teachers, students, family members, and other service providers
21. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
22. Participates in professional development, department meetings, and special events as assigned.
23. Assist in the selection of technology, equipment, and materials appropriate for students with auditory impairments and effectively use technology and assistive devices to strengthen the teaching/learning process
24. Monitor student performance to improve student success
25. Keep required records and make required reports to the student’s immediate supervisors
26. Be a positive role model for students and support the school district's mission.
27. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

 Communication

1. Establish and maintain open of communication by conducting conferences with parents,students, principals, and teachers
2. Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
3. Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
4. Provide information on auditory impairments and resources to parents, faculty and communities.

 Professional Growth and Development

1. Pursue staff development activities to improve job-related skills
2. Keep current with new research and methods of teaching deaf children.
3. Attend and participate in campus and district meetings and staff development as required.

 Other

1. Keep informed of and comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies
2. Comply with the Texas Educators’ Code of Ethics
3. Keep accurate records and compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents as required.
4. Provide regular consultative assistance and in-service training to campuses, itinerant staff, classroom teachers, and paraprofessionals serving students with auditory impairments.
5. Initiate orders, inventory, store, and issue special materials and equipment for students with auditory impairments
6. Use appropriate district-approved physical safety techniques, including restraint.
7. Dress and shoes appropriate to job responsibilities.
8. Perform other duties as assigned.

SHARS/ MAC / RMTS:

Northwest ISD participates in the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) and MAC programs which allows our district to request Medicaid reimbursement for certain health-related services. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee determines SHARS services.

As a special education staff member, you will be required to train and bill for SHARS reimbursements for students on your caseload.  Trainings will be provided for SHARS, for RMTS (Random Moment in Time Studies), where staff are chosen randomly to answer a few questions, and for MAC (Diagnosticians and non-Personal Care Providers only).  Training will be provided at the beginning of each school year as well as on an “as needed” basis for new hires.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Maintain emotional control under stress; Work with frequent interruptions; Moderate lifting and carrying (books, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment; May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; and assist non-ambulatory students; Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; Exposure to biological hazards; District/State wide travel; Working prolonged or irregular hours.

Position requires frequent bending, stooping, twisting, pulling, overhead reaching, sitting, and keyboarding.  Position requires the ability to lift 25 pounds to waist high.

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

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Salary : $62,156 - $81,414