Job Title:
Audiologist SY 18-19

Location:

Organization Name:
Various Locations

Department Description:
Every day, students walk through the doors of Baltimore's schools filled with talent, dreams, and enormous potential.

Our responsibility is to provide the world-class education that will empower them to hone their gifts and develop the skills they need to pursue the future that calls them.

BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ' NEW BLUEPRINT lays out how we will move toward our goal of building a generation of young people with the skills, knowledge, and understanding to succeed in college, careers, and community - not just here in Baltimore, but in any city in the world.

Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, we will pursue a comprehensive approach designed to ensure that all students have access to high-performing schools that meet their needs and interests, no matter where they live in the city. We will turn a deep focus to work in three key areas :

• Student wholeness
• Literacy
• Staff leadership

These areas are intertwined: If students are motivated and excited about learning, have the foundational skills to think critically, analyze deeply, and express themselves powerfully, and have adults around them who encourage them to persist and excel, they will be positioned to move steadily toward high school graduation and postsecondary success.

Job Summary:
Provides audiological services for assigned schools and students. Conducts formal assessments with target student groups to determine educational need and to design specific programs and placement. Works in concert with Baltimore City referral sources and other available resources in the city school system to include the community at large to achieve purpose. Analyzes test data to provide consultation to Baltimore City Public Schools staff and parents introducing therapeutic interventions for students as deemed necessary. Provides in-service training and support to parents and staff in the areas of need.

Essential Functions:

• • Receives and responds to requests for audio logical services.
  • Receives and reviews available information from school-based and outside resources about student audio logical functioning and recommends appropriate intervention.
  • Administers scores, interprets, and provides written reports on audio logical and central auditory processing assessments.
  • Observes students in the classroom for diagnostic and intervention purposes.
  • Interviews students, parents, school personnel and gathers other sources of information on individual students.
  • Plans, designs, implements, monitors, and evaluates school-based therapeutic and instructional interventions for students.
  • Works directly with teachers, IEP team members and other school personnel to assist in the implementation of instruction of IEP goals and objectives.
  • Provides aural rehabilitation therapy for hearing impaired students.
  • Provides school based hearing screenings in conjunction with the Baltimore City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  • Interprets and synthesizes information obtained from audio logical interventions in order to prepare a written report.
  • Uses information obtained from the audio logical assessment to develop written recommendations.
  • Makes appropriate referrals to resources available within City Schools and the community-at-large to facilitate education/treatment goals recommended for students.
  • Consults with students, staff, parents, and the community-at-large to assist in developing therapeutic instructional goals and strategies for students.
  • Consults with curriculum personnel, administrators, and teachers in order to help adapt curriculum and classroom practices to pupils with any special needs.
  • Provides in-service training to City Schools' staff and community.
  • Submits Medicaid reimbursement documentation.
  • Maintains case management documentation including clinical notes and student attendance.
  • Participates in meetings regarding children with special needs, i.e., educational management team meetings, parent meetings, IEP team meetings, SST/504 meetings, legal briefings and hearings, etc.
  • Performs and completes mandated services within timelines established by law or regulation.
  • Keeps abreast of local, state and federal regulations and policies for audiology.
  • Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school boards policies and the professional standards.
  
  

Qualifications:

• • Masters degree in Audiology. Degree must be from an accredited college or institution.
  • Current license in Audiology or eligibility for licensure in Audiology from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
  • Thorough knowledge of child development, individual and group therapeutic interventions as they pertain to children with hearing impairments.
  • Familiarity with federal laws and regulations as they apply to school systems.
  • Excellent skills in audiological assessment to include otoacoustic emissions and verification of FM/hearing aids.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.
  • Ability to work well with targeted population students, parents, and staff.
  • Ability to use technical computer applications, including the Internet and Microsoft Office applications.
  • Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.
  • Reliable transportation a must.
  
  

Additional Details:
Qualified candidates for the above position must submit the following:
• Completed online application
• Resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications. It is important that you include all experiences and education related to the position to which you are applying.
• Upload copies of all transcripts -undergraduate, graduate and all MSDE Certifications
• Must provide three (3) professional references to include: name, title, business address, e-mail address and phone number
• All documentation/certification necessary (scanned copies accepted) to substantiate minimum qualifications; must be uploaded into application
• All documentation must be scanned and uploaded to application
Benefits -- This position is eligible for benefits. To review the available options please see the information relevant to the union for this position by viewing the following link: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org

How To Apply:
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Baltimore City Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and encourages resumes from bi-lingual or multi-lingual candidates.

Baltimore City Public Schools does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, ancestry or national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age. For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Manager, 200 E. North Avenue, Room 208, Baltimore, MD 21202; 410-396-8542 (phone); 410-396-2955 (fax).

Minimum Salary:
50650

Maximum Salary:
87921

Currency:
USD

Amount of Travel:
Moderate Travel

Work At Home:
No