Houston - Float Educational Diagnostician

1. Bilingual English/Spanish skills and bilingual assessment experience are preferred but not required.
2. Monolingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Caseload/Location: Regional Float Expectations

This position is not permanently assigned to one campus. The Diagnostician may support multiple Houston campuses based on student needs, evaluation volume, and staffing availability.

When assessment vacancies occur, the Diagnostician may be temporarily assigned to a campus cluster and assume Assessment Case Manager responsibilities, including REEDs, evaluations, referral reviews, FIE development, timeline monitoring, and required ARD participation.

Assignments may change throughout the school year based on regional needs.

1. Assignment Structure: Flexible regional support with potential temporary campus cluster assignments

School Hours:

1. Primary Schools: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
2. Secondary Schools: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Schedule: Work hours and campus availability should align with assigned student assessments and school schedules

Tentative Start Date: 11/30 - according to district availability to conduct orientation.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Conduct psychoeducational evaluations and reevaluations, including cognitive and academic achievement assessments
2. Complete REEDs and write and review Full Individual Evaluations (FIEs)
3. Conduct bilingual assessments when appropriately qualified; monolingual candidates will support evaluations aligned with their qualifications
4. Review referrals, existing evaluation data, and assessment needs
5. Participate in ARD meetings to present evaluation results and support eligibility discussions
6. Collaborate with School Psychologists, SLPs, Diagnosticians, families, and campus teams
7. Monitor evaluation timelines, documentation, and compliance requirements
8. Support evaluation backlogs, high-volume periods, and regional assessment priorities
9. Complete language dominance assessments or related language-data reviews when appropriately qualified and assigned

Ideal Candidate

An experienced school-based Educational Diagnostician who is comfortable conducting psychoeducational evaluations, completing REEDs and FIEs, managing compliance timelines, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and traveling between Houston-area campuses.

Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required. The ideal candidate is flexible, organized, and comfortable serving as a regional assessment resource, including temporarily managing campus clusters when staffing needs arise.