Please note pay rates are based on experience as an interpreter AND certification level
The position is 7 hours per day, 174 days per year, and includes full benefits.
JOB TITLE: SIGN LANGAUGE INTERPRETER
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Subsection A: Completed an Interpreter Training Program, or attained a Bachelor's degree, or worked 3 years in an area related to deaf education.
- Subsection B: And attained one of the following: Certification by the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf National Association of the Deaf Level IV or better; Quality Assurance Screening Test Level III or better; or a comparable level of proficiency.
A person who has never worked as an educational interpreter in any public school who meets the requirements as provided in subsection A of this section, who does not meet the requirements of subsection B of this section, and who has attained the Quality Assurance Screening Test Level I or II, may be employed as an educational interpreter for up to three years.
REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Special Services and Principal
JOB GOAL: Provide interpreting and/or transliterating services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the educational environment. This environment includes classrooms, field trips, assemblies, counseling sessions, club meetings, extracurricular activities, IEP meetings and other educational settings. The interpreter facilitates communication through use of sign language and spoken English.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Communication:
- Provide interpreting and/or transliterating services for deaf consumers and hearing consumers in the educational environment
- Facilitate communication through the use of sign language and spoken English
- Interpret within:
- Social and academic settings
- Direct and overheard conversations
- Class instruction, lectures, and tests
- Assemblies, field trips, etc.
Confidentiality:
- Keep all assignment-related information strictly confidential
- if requested, give information to the IEP team about the student’s skills regarding use of interpreting services
- refer questions about improvement, grades, etc. to the teacher
Professionalism:
- Render the message faithfully, always conveying the content and spirit of the speaker, using the language most readily understood by the
person being served.
- Never counsel, advise, or interject personal opinions into interpreted situations.
- Accept assignments using discretion with regard to skill, setting, and the consumers involved.
- Function in a manner appropriate to each interpreted situation, demonstrating professional appearance, conduct, and promptness.
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