Audiologist (2025-2026 School Year)

This is a 1.0 FTE position (184 days) that will serve District Wide. Starting salary is based on education and years of experience. This position is fully benefit eligible, please click here to review the full contract and benefits offered.

Nature of Work

Incumbents are responsible for performing hearing assessments and making determinations and recommendations. Responsibilities may include: overseeing the screening processes, examining the function of hearing, and making referrals for assistive technology or other classroom support; fitting students with assistive technology; developing reports to explain hearing loss, educational impact, and recommendations; selecting, ordering, maintaining and/or making adjustments to equipment.

Typical Class Responsibilities

• Conducts evaluations to diagnose, manage, and treat hearing problems; provides evidence for needed services and technologies; and serves as an advocate for deaf or hard of hearing students.
• Performs assessments to determine the benefits of assistive technology based upon individual student abilities; recommends and fits assistive technology to student needs; and collaborates with other audiologists in determining appropriate assistive devices and fit.
• Prepares documentation, reports, and/or other correspondence including assessments, evaluation reports, treatment notes, progress reports, and other related paperwork; and performs file reviews to determine eligibility for services.
• Collaborates, facilitates, and attends meetings with administrators, teachers, staff, related service providers, families, and others to coordinate and provide services; and provides in-service training to staff on equipment.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Training and Experience Requirements

This position requires a Doctor of Audiology degree, 1 year of related experience and a Minnesota Audiologist License. ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) or the ability to obtain.

Knowledge Requirements

• Diagnostic audiologic evaluations and testing
• Hearing aids and assistive technology best practice protocols for fitting devices
• Applicable equipment
• Standards of care for audiologic problems and presenting problems
• Child development and learning
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Recordkeeping principles
• Computers and related software applications

Skill Requirements

• Recognizing symptoms and signs of hearing loss
• Evaluating, screening and assessing hearing loss
• Administering hearing assessments
• Fitting hearing aids and assistive technologies
• Troubleshooting issues with hearing aids and hearing assistive technologies
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, and seeing.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

Commitment to Equity

At Northeast Metro 916, equity means that everyone has access to what they need in order to learn, grow and thrive.
Northeast Metro 916 will not discriminate against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.