Educational Diagnostician; Pool

Educational Diagnostician (Pool Posting)

Job Status: OPEN Posting Date: 05/01/2026 Posting Number: 013345

Location:

Special Services

Position Title:

Educational Diagnostician (Pool Posting) Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt

Reports To:

Executive Director of Special Services

Primary

Purpose:

To evaluate students for Special Education eligibilities and collaborate with other evaluators and campus staff to develop a plan of support.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

* Master's Degree

* Certification as a Diagnostician in the state of Texas

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

* None.

Experience:

* Three years' experience in Special Education

* Such alternatives to the above as the administration may find appropriate and acceptable

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

* Evaluates students referred to special education.

* Uses effective evaluation practices and completes written education assessment reports in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

* Coordinates with other special education evaluators and interprets evaluation results.

* Assists campus Student Intervention Team to review information to help determine if a student needs to be evaluated for special education services.

* Assists Student Intervention Team to develop appropriate interventions to allow students to benefit from regular classroom instruction to the greatest extent possible.

* Coordinates with members of the ARD committee to monitor student progress and ensure that IEPs are appropriate.

* Works in coordination with the ARD committee, revises IEP's when needed.

* Works in coordination with other staff to assure accurate reporting of student accounting procedures that align with state and federal guidelines.

* Maintains compliance with required timelines for evaluation reports and ARD committee meetings.

* Provides training to campus staff on assessment and ARD procedures.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Customer Care

Skills:

* Provide professional communication with students, parents, community members, staff and other professionals at all times.

* Use proper phone etiquette at all times, speaking slowly and clearly. Take reliable messages, and route to appropriate staff.

* Ensure superior customer care skills are used via eye contact, facial expressions, voice inflections, body language, and an attitude of "going the extra mile" for others.

* Ensure all requests for information are dealt with in an appropriate timeframe.

* Create and maintain a welcoming, service-oriented environment toward all internal and external customers.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands:

Tools/Equipment Used:
Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals

Posture:
Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion:
Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching

Lifting:
Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Environment:
May work prolonged or irregular hours; frequent district wide travel; occasional statewide travel and out-of-state travel

Mental Demands:
Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress

Salary:
Commensurate with experience according to District salary schedule. Days: 197