Audiology Assistant

Audiology Assistant

The Audiology Assistant must demonstrate competencies after full and complete training in performing delegated duties and responsibilities under the direct supervision of the audiologists. The Audiology Assistant serves as a contact person for all educational sites regarding day to day amplification/Assistive Listening Device (ALD)/audiologist requirements, needs and equipment maintenance. The Audiology Assistant will assist the audiologist in as well as clerical duties and other administrative support functions.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and manage the Assistive Listening Device (ALD) database and the physical inventory for self-contained sites, Central office and school districts as requested.
• Provides diagnostic and troubleshooting information (reference materials, teacher guides, etc.) related to ALD's hearing instruments and cochlear implants to school districts, itinerant teachers and self-contained site staff.
• Provide training to general education and special education staff regarding appropriate use and maintenance of ALDs.
• Provide training to students and classmates about their technology.
• Maintain loaner equipment to facilitate audiology testing.
• Provide on-site service visits for equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Support and assist school districts, audiologists, and itinerant teachers with maintenance of service warranties and the repair of malfunctioning equipment.
• Assist school district and audiologist in obtaining efficacy information during ALD trails.
• Communicate with audiologist and school districts regarding service visits, current technology, and tradein options and availability of spare equipment.
• Communicate with manufacturers to remain current on new technology options to assist audiologist in decision-making regarding ALD purchases.
• Communicate with school districts regarding ALD trail periods to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist the audiologist in testing young and difficult to test children.
• Maintain inventory and clean audiology supplies.
• Act as a positive role model for students.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding work with special needs students.
• Support NSSEO policy, NSSEO, and governing board goals and objectives, and The School Code of Illinois.

Minimum Qualifications:

• State of Illinois Hearing Instrument Dispenser license preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge and application of problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to logically process information, monitor and resolve problems.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong collegial and interpersonal skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with school aged children including sign language skills (preferred.)
• Ability to physically move about the building.
• Ability to participate in NSSEO approved behavior management procedures, Crisis Prevention Institute Training (CPI) and to apply training in crisis situations including student's restraints as needed.

Working Environment:

• NSSEO Central Office professional work environment.
• To perform the most physically demanding job functions, the upper extremity physical capabilities reaching, handling, and/or fine motor dexterity are consistently required.
• To perform the physically demanding job functions, strength and/or endurance for lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling are occasionally required.
• To perform the most physically demanding job functions, the physical capabilities of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling is occasionally required.