Educational Interpreter, American Sign Language, Certified

General Description

Our ideal candidate

We seek experienced self-starting candidates who are professional, flexible, have excellent oral communication skills, and enjoy working and collaborating in a variety of elementary and high school settings with a variety of students, parents and staff. We seek individuals who have experience with technology and can learn and interpret academic vocabulary throughout the grade span. We count on our interpreters to provide the necessary access of our students who are deaf or heard of hearing to educational experiences throughout a school day.

General description

Facilitates communication between students who are deaf or hard of hearing and teachers, staff members, and peers within an educational environment, using a variety of manual and verbal communication systems in a highly proficient manner reflecting the affect of the speaker and / or signer. The Interpreter for Deaf / Hard of Hearing facilitates communication through the use of sign-to English and English-to-sign skills. This position requires course work, Level 4 certification, and competency using manual sign systems.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Interprets for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) in a variety of educational settings, including, but not limited to, classroom environments, assemblies, recess, noon sport leagues, and counseling sessions using various sign language systems and voice interpretation at a normal conversational rate

Interprets a wide range of curriculum, including scientific and advanced placement topics

Consults with the teachers of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, general education staff and typical students on the effective use of an interpreter

Provides voice interpretation to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing as needed

Collaborates with IEP teams to standardize signs in an educational setting

Under the direction of the teacher of the deaf or hard of hearing, performs record keeping, monitoring IEP or special education related activities that support student learning

Provides assistance to the classroom teachers as required; assists in filing, duplicating and preparing instructional materials

Interprets and provides instruction as needed to individuals or small groups of students who are deaf or hard of hearing; reinforce instruction as directed by the teacher

Follows professional conduct guidelines to guard against the development of inappropriate personal relationships with students

Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position

Requirements

Education : Possession of an associate's degree in American Sign Language Interpreting, Deaf Studies, Deaf Education or related field is preferred.

Experience : At least one year of experience providing instructional support in an educational setting is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills :

Interpreting strategies and techniques necessary to accommodate individual needs of students in a variety of educational settings

Foundational concepts of deaf culture

Curriculum used in educational settings from preschool through secondary schools

Sufficient skills to exercise extreme patience when dealing with students and staff

Abilities :

Able to stand for extended periods of time

Interpret and communicate fluently with high proficiency (over 80% of content) in the sign language system appropriate to the individual needs of the students

Maintain confidentiality and impartiality when dealing with private and sensitive information

Demonstrate sensitivity to the communication process between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and the needs of the persons involved in that process

Well-developed arm, hand, and finger dexterity in order to perform advanced sign language interpretation for up to twenty-five hours per week

Visual acuity to see information to be voiced (such as sign language and facial expressions) and detect speech patterns

Hearing acuity sufficient to understand information to be interpreted in a variety of educational environments

Facial dexterity to produce readable mouth movements for specific sign language expressions

Sufficient manual dexterity to produce readable sign language through movement of fingers and arms

Perform all aspects of the position

Licenses and certificates

To qualify for the certified Interpreter, applicant must possess one of the following certifications :

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (ACC1), level 4 or above

NAD certification, level 4 or above

Educational Signs Skills Evaluation Interpreter (ESSE-1), level 4 or above

Interpreters who have not yet obtained the required certification must be eligible for a certification waiver from the California Department of Education and must fulfill one of the following requirements in order to be placed on the eligibility list :

complete the Boys Town National Research Hospital Prescreening Assessment, administered by SBCEO or by an organization recognized by SBCEO.

May require a valid California driver's license and insurance coverage required by law.

Working conditions

Work is performed in a classroom, office, and intermittent outdoor environments where minimal health and safety concerns exist.

Supplemental Information

Classified salary ranges have 25 steps (A-Y). Initial salary placement for new hires is between steps A and J, based on qualifications.

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RECRUITMENT INFORMATION :

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