Educational Diagnostician — Special Education Assessments

Palestine; Palestine (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Palestine offers a diagnostician role within the Special Programs Department in Palestine, Texas. The position involves comprehensive educational assessments to determine a child’s abilities and learning needs, with emphasis on identifying strengths and deficits through structured appraisal data and written reports.

Responsibilities include reporting recommendations to educators, providing consultative support for implementing findings, and participating in the Admissions, Review and Dismissal

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Minimum of five(5) years teaching experience, with at least three(3) years in the area of Special Education.
• Clinical testing experience.
• Texas Professional Educational Diagnostician Certificate, or Licensed Specialist in School Psychology.
• Valid Texas Teacher's Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for educational assessment to identify child's general level of ability, the intactness of essential learning process, the level of achievement in subject areas, and specific areas of difficulty identified with attention to the child's unique techniques in working through a task.
• Organize data collected by appraisal process into a written assessment identifying the areas of strengths and deficits.
• Responsible for reporting to teachers recommendations derived from appraisal and providing consultation and assistance in the implementation of recommendations.
• Assist as a member of the Admissions, Review and Dismissal Committee in the appropriate educational placement of the student for special education services.

Skills

Educational assessment

Clinical testing

Data interpretation

Consultation

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Assessment writing

Job description

Palestine offers a diagnostician role within the Special Programs Department in Palestine, Texas. The position involves comprehensive educational assessments to determine a child’s abilities and learning needs, with emphasis on identifying strengths and deficits through structured appraisal data and written reports.

Responsibilities include reporting recommendations to educators, providing consultative support for implementing findings, and participating in the Admissions, Review and Dismissal