Testing coordinator job description

The Campus Testing Coordinator is a campus based position that owns all things testing for their designated campus. This includes all testing preparation, training, reporting, and logistics. The Campus Testing Coordinator fills a key role in ensuring our schools have a smooth testing process that supports students' learning, high achievement, and accurate reporting.
Key Responsibilities

Test Accountability - Receiving, Inventorying, securing, distributing all paper assessments including IA, Wheatley and Eureka Unit Tests, STEP, STAAR.

Pickup and drop off for STAAR and electronic set-up verification for any electronic assessments such as CIRCLE, IPT, TELPAS, and MAP. The focus on a high stakes test (STAAR, MAP, IA) begins at minimum 1 week prior to the test to ensure everything is in place.

Test Accommodations - Assigning student's legal accommodations within the test set-up, grouping of students, ratios, and specific teacher training for the accommodations.

Staff Training - Executing staff training including legal state training and recording any certificates that go w/ the training. Attends all assessment trainings as directed by the State Assessment Coordinator.

Test Execution - Administering the test and monitoring the testing environment and students. Ensure testing procedures and regulations are followed.

Test Close Out - Accounting for all testing materials, test scoring, and data roll up for school academics team.

Schedules - Alternative schedules for the school during testing including room changes, excellence rotation changes, lunch schedules. This is not limited to their own school's testing, as some schools share spaces with other schools on the campus and may need to make schedule adjustments to share space (E.g. MS and HS sharing of the cafeteria).

Test Reporting - Any and all reporting for the test, such as the required documents for the student folders , test results for families, other reports.

Set-up - Set-up request for facilities, student meal request, and outsourced staff meals orders if the SL request this.

Regional Connection - Liaison between the campus and the State Assessment Coordinator for proper implementation of assessment guidelines and criteria.

* Bachelor's degree or better from an accredited university with emphasis in of the core academic areas (Reading, Math, Science, or Social Studies) or other supporting disciplines.

* Minimum of 1-5 years' experience preferred as a Campus Test Coordinator, principal, or assistant principal. Must hold teacher certification

* knowledge of assessment and operational planning skills to ensure the effective implementation of the District's testing program

* Must have basic computer skills. Experience working with Pearson online testing, Texas Assessment Management Systems (TAMS), MYDATA Portal, and Chancery preferred
* Must meet qualifications as a TELPAS rater
* Demonstrated organizational, prioritization, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position and meet the diversity of the students, community, district staff and the public at large
* Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment /alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.

* Account for and quality control all secure test materials received at and shipped from the school.
* Ensure all testing areas are properly setup according to established guidelines.
* Setup online test sessions for STAAR-Alt, STAAR-A,STAAR-L, TELPAS and Exit TAKS Retest.
* Attend all test coordinator trainings.
* Keep abreast of TEA updates related to testing.
* Train teachers/test administrators on test administration procedures and test security.
* Provide functional planning expertise required to meet state testing and District administered local testing timelines outlined on the District's Testing Calendar.
* Maintain the security and integrity of all secure test materials.
* Report all testing irregularities to the Office of Test Security.
* Verify online training for campus test administrators.
* Develop student rosters for special testing conditions (Special Education, 504, ELLs & retesters).
* Function as School Net assessment coordinator.
* Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned
* Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
* Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

Loyola Medicine, treating the whole person with compassion-to "also treat the human spirit." Come join the Point of Care Testing Laboratory Team at Loyola Medicine!
Our Vision

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

In this role, the Point of Care Coordinator (POCC) provides technical oversight for all Point of Care Testing (POCT) across the region. The POCC is responsible for the coordination and oversight of the quality improvement functions of point of care testing, education, auditing, competency, and other quality assurance activities to ensure that all accreditation guidelines are met.

**Position Responsibilities**

+ **Education:** Across the region, performs quality checks on all compliance all regulatory requirements as well as institutional policies and procedures to maintain appropriate licensure and accreditation status for point of care testing.

+ **Point-of-Care Performance:** Ensures the establishment of appropriate POC procedures throughout all phases of specimen handling, testing, resulting, and reporting. Serves as POC-testing resource and provides guidance and instruction in developing, monitoring, and maintaining testing sites' quality control programs to ensure the highest quality results to patients and physicians.

+ **Quality Improvement:** Participates in preparation of testing procedures and provides regulatory updates as needed according to CLIA standards, CAP accreditation guidelines, and institutional requirements. Initiates procedure updates to meet regulatory bodies accreditation standards and compliance standards. Participates in training, orientation and ongoing continuing education of personnel using point of care testing resources. Maintains records for education, training, competency, quality control, nonconformance events, and corrective action.

+ **Provider Support:** In coordination with the Regional Manager & Medical Director, evaluates and recommends new instruments, products, procedures and methods. Participates in validation / verification efforts and performs comparison studies as required by guidelines.

**Position Requirements**

**Minimum Required:**

**Required:** Bachelor's Degree

+ 3-5 years of previous job-related experience

+ **Specific Degree(s):** Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, Biology, or Chemistry

**Licensure/Certifications:**

**Preferred:**

+ Certified Medical Technologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, laboratory discipline specific or

+ specialty certificate (ASCP or AMT)

**Loyola Medicine Core Values**

+ **Reverence** We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

+ **Commitment to Those Who are Poor** We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.

+ **Safety** We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.

+ **Justice** We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

+ **Stewardship** We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

+ **Integrity** We are faithful to who we say we are.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.