Washington County School District

Job Description

Job Title: Assessment Technician

Department: Special Education

Reports To: Special Education Coordinator or Designee

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Schedule: SC lane 08

Prepared By: Director of Special Education

Prepared Date: June 2, 2014

Approved By: Human Resources Director

Approved Date:

SUMMARY

The Assessment Technician will function under the direction of the Lead School Psychologist, certified School Psychologist and/or Director of Special Education. The Assessment Technician will work through the assigned special education case manager in various schools of the District, offering their services to assist in student evaluations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

Assists in the evaluation (achievement, adaptive, transition, observation, data collection, etc.) in order to prepare for the evaluation process as mandated by Federal, State and District regulations and guidelines.

Administers individual psychoeducational assessments and observations relevant to a student's learning or behavioral problems, under the direction and supervision of the School Psychologist .

Scores and provides computer printouts or other data related to each of these assessments and observations to the assigned case manager or school psychologist or designated special education personnel.

Creates and maintains database and spreadsheet files.

Updates computer data files with a wide variety of student information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must demonstrate an acceptable level of maturity, good judgment, and emotional stability.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate’s Degree or equivalent, including:

(1) Competency in the administration and scoring of psychoeducational and other individually administered assessments (including observations and data collection).

(2) Course work or comparable training in administration of specific assessment instruments and observation techniques.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

District will determine a competency certification process to be implemented. Certificate(s) can be obtained within district after completing a competency based evaluation from designated district personnel. District may choose to outsource training and competency certification to an outside reputable and approved agency (USOE, etc.).

A list of tests/procedures the SPED Assessment Technician is qualified to administer will be maintained by the Special Education Director.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to effectively present information to case manager or School Psychologist or designated special education personnel.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate scores on standards assessments and complete tables and computerized scoring.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to communicate thinking and explain standardized assessment procedures and findings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the environment is moderate.