What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sign Language Interpreter/Tutor - Certified position at Douglas County School District?
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Job Posting Title
Sign Language Interpreter/Tutor - Certified
Job Description
As a related service provider, facilitates communication between users and non users of sign language in the educational environment. This environment includes the classroom, field trips, assemblies, and any other sites that are used by the school system for educational purposes. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Minimum Experience: A minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of sign language interpreting/transliterating preferred Essential Physical Requirements:
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
Educational Interpreter-Sign Language (PSE/ASL) - CDE
Education
Associate's Degree: Education of the Deaf
Skills
Position Type:
Regular
Primary Location:
Variable Location Employee - SPED
One Year Only (Yes Or No)
No
Scheduled Hours Per Week
37.5
Fte
0.94
Approx Scheduled Days Per Year
180 Work Days
$29.28 USD Hourly
Maximum Hire Rate
$39.37 USD Hourly
Full Salary Range
$29.28 USD - $49.45 USD Hourly
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
Time Off Plans
This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:
February 14, 2026
REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!
Job Posting Title
Sign Language Interpreter/Tutor - Certified
Job Description
As a related service provider, facilitates communication between users and non users of sign language in the educational environment. This environment includes the classroom, field trips, assemblies, and any other sites that are used by the school system for educational purposes. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Minimum Experience: A minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of sign language interpreting/transliterating preferred Essential Physical Requirements:
- Frequent standing, sitting, repetitive hand and arm movements
- Occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, stooping
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
- Maintain appropriate records related to services provided.
- Serve as a liaison between DHH students using sign language and other DHH students, peers, parents, and all school personnel to promote positive rapport among the DHH department, various community and school clientele.
- Assist in development and delivery of deaf awareness orientation in schools related to sign language.
- Respect confidentiality and adhere to students’ Individual Education Plan (IEP),adjusting learning activities accordingly.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Provide sound-based environmental information to DHH students using sign language. Interpret/Transliterate from spoken English to sign language and from sign language (with or without voice) to spoken English in the educational environment in order to provide access to auditory environmental information.
- Procure sufficient knowledge for successful sign language interpreting/transliterating.
- Collaborate with DHH and classroom teachers in order to provide optimum educational and general services to DHH students using sign language.
- May provide tutoring services for DHH students using sign language under the direction of a certified teacher in order to assist with content clarification and process to optimize the educational experience.
- Participate in appropriate staffing and professional development activities.
Educational Interpreter-Sign Language (PSE/ASL) - CDE
Education
Associate's Degree: Education of the Deaf
Skills
Position Type:
Regular
Primary Location:
Variable Location Employee - SPED
One Year Only (Yes Or No)
No
Scheduled Hours Per Week
37.5
Fte
0.94
Approx Scheduled Days Per Year
180 Work Days
- (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
$29.28 USD Hourly
Maximum Hire Rate
$39.37 USD Hourly
Full Salary Range
$29.28 USD - $49.45 USD Hourly
- All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
Time Off Plans
This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:
February 14, 2026
Salary : $29 - $49
