Audiologist

Hillsborough County Public Schools • Brandon, FL

3d

About The Position

The Educational Audiologist provides districtwide audiology support to students, particularly students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families. The position serves children from birth through graduation, conducts comprehensive hearing evaluations and screenings, interprets results, and makes recommendations. It selects, fits, programs, maintains, and troubleshoots assistive listening technology, and trains students and district staff in its proper use.

The Audiologist works as part of a multidisciplinary professional team to address audiological and communication-access needs, services, and placement. The role also involves counseling families, reviewing evaluations completed at other facilities, assessing classroom acoustics, supporting district Hearing Technicians, maintaining audiometric equipment, and keeping accurate records while complying with applicable laws, regulations, and district policies. The position reports directly to the Supervisor of Sensory Programs and Related Services.

This is a temporary position for the 2026–2027 school year. It requires travel between school sites and other district locations, with an independent and reliable means of transportation.

Requirements

• Valid Audiology license through the Florida Department of Health.
• Ability to travel to school sites, work locations, and community organizations throughout the district.
• Independent and reliable means of transportation.
• Knowledge of relevant and current computer software and sufficient ability to use electronic medical records for note-taking and patient tracking.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents and respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to communicate ideas verbally and in writing, listen and comprehend effectively, keep others informed, and select appropriate communication methods.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret technical instructions involving abstract and concrete variables.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, sit, kneel, bend, handle objects, use a keyboard, talk, hear, and perform tasks requiring near acuity and field of vision.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds and reach with either hand, including overhead.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with pediatric and difficult-to-test populations.
• Certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary professional team, addressing audiological and communication-access needs, services, and placement determinations.
• Conduct comprehensive hearing evaluations of county children from birth through graduation, including children who fail screenings, have known hearing loss, or are referred.
• Communicate children's hearing status to parents, school personnel, physicians, professional colleagues, and other appropriate individuals, and recommend referrals to physicians, specialists, and other service providers as appropriate.
• Counsel children and parents about the educational, medical, social, and psychological implications of hearing loss.
• Recommend, fit, maintain, and troubleshoot assistive listening technology.
• Collect and review audiologic evaluations conducted at other facilities and forward reports to appropriate deaf/hard-of-hearing staff when a newly identified hearing loss meets state regulations.
• Educate students, teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing, and other school personnel about assistive technology performance and expectations.
• Train students and appropriate district staff to perform listening checks and basic troubleshooting to maintain hearing assistance technology.
• Assess classroom acoustics and recommend improvements to classroom listening environments.
• Support and train district Hearing Technicians on proper school hearing program procedures and practices.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with children, parents, school personnel, professional colleagues, and the community.
• Advocate for children with hearing impairments and build positive working relationships with children and families served.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information and detailed, accurate records.
• Comply with state and federal rules and regulations and district policies and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of audiology practices and related special education areas.
• Maintain an active Florida state Audiology license.
• Maintain and calibrate audiometric equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed