Position Type:
Summer Vacancies/Teacher
Date Posted:
4/16/2025
Location:
Specialized Student Services (SpEd Dept)
Date Available:
06/02/2025
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Position / Title: Early Childhood Assessment Diagnostician
Bargaining Unit: SUM
Department/Location: Specialized Student Services
Calendar Days: 19
Reports To: Director of Early Learners
JD Revision Date: 04/30/2012
Supervises: N/A
Function / Position Summary
The Early Childhood Assessment Diagnostician will plan for and conduct the screening and assessment of preschool-age students. Additionally, the diagnostician will analyze and interpret results of assessments for educational planning and communicating with the family of the preschool child.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Displays a thorough knowledge of early childhood development, special education disabilities, and authentic assessment practices for early learners.
- Demonstrates knowledge of assessment instruments and highly skilled in best practices with early learners.
- Participates in service teams to address referral questions for the domain sheet.
- Obtains information from parents regarding a student’s abilities in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner.
- Reviews student educational history as provided.
- Conducts assessment of students.
- Collaborates with the assessment team to analyze data and create IEP goals and objectives based on educational needs, and assists in the development of accommodations.
- Enters diagnostic information into the district’s computer-based IEP system (ESPED).
- Effectively communicates assessment results to parents, colleagues, support staff and administrators.
- Works collaboratively with the Early Learner and Special Education Departments in planning, conducting and reporting Child Find procedures and data.
- Participates in community outreach activities to support Child Find.
- Interacts with students, parents and building staff in an empathetic and collaborative manner respecting differences in culture and values.
- Works cooperatively with building principal and/or director in assessing his/her teaching strengths and weaknesses, and planning and implementing a program to improve his/her teaching competencies.
- Participates in required district or state professional development activities.
- Participates on curriculum, personnel, policy or professional development committees related to the educational program.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the principal, director or other administrative staff.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or special education from accredited university.
- Illinois Early Childhood Teaching Certificate with Early Childhood Special Education Approval or Special Teaching Certificate with LBS1 endorsement and Early Childhood Special Education Approval.
- ESL endorsement is preferred but not necessary for hiring.
- Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred.
- Experience / KnowledgeTeaching experience in early childhood and with children with disabilities.
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Physical DemandsRequires prolonged sitting or standing.
- Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
- Stooping, bending, reaching and working at a child’s level necessary.
- Must work indoors and outdoors.
Terms of Employment
- This is a temporary position. Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.
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