Audiologist

SALARY INFORMATION:
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 20
FTE: 0.5
MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
JOB CODE: 1730AD
POSITION TYPE: TEMPORARY
LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY: Facilitate auditory access and promote educational success through providing data driven recommendations to multidisciplinary teams, monitoring personal amplification, recommending, fitting and managing remote microphone technology, and advocating on behalf of students and families. Provide comprehensive diagnostic testing in district soundbooth for children birth-21 Participate in and make appropriate recommendations for individualized education plan (IEP) and section 504 plan meetings Collaborate with deaf and hard of hearing teachers, speech pathologists, general education teachers, private audiologists, and other specialized service providers Recommend, fit, manage and assess remote microphone hearing assistive technology (DM/Roger) Provide hearing screenings for preschoolers and special needs populations as well as rescreens for some general education students Counsel students, families and educators on use of technology and hearing loss education
EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: Must be a minimum of 18 years old. Master’s or Doctoral degree in Audiology. Experience in a leadership role preferred. Bilingual preferred.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: Must hold a valid Colorado Department of Education Special Services license with an Audiology endorsement. Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement. Criminal background check required for hire.
SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES):
All salary placement on our is dependent on the employees’ education and/or work experience.
Special programs teachers of students with significant support needs, structured learning services or affective needs, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and speech language pathologists shall receive experience credit for each full year of previous experience and are not limited to ten (10) years as described in Appendix A, Item 3.
Additionally, one (1) step for each full year, as described in this Appendix, of service in the district as a contracted certified, classified, in-building substitute, and/or administrative employee for educators beginning a new certified contract or returning to a certified contract.

For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our that can be found on our district website.

Internal Candidates Only:

o 13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our.

NECESSARY SKILLS AND BACKGROUND: Possess or ability to obtain valid/appropriate Colorado Educator License. Ability to fulfill responsibilities as stated in the appropriate Job Description. Willingness to contribute to cultural diversity for educational enrichment. All candidates must possess the required license or the ability to fulfill the requirements for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.

THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
Rev. 3/24

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