American Sign Language Interpreter

Purpose Statement:

The ASL Interpreter will provide American Sign Language interpreting services to students, staff, and families within assigned educational settings with specific responsibility for working with individual and/or small groups of students. 

This job reports to the School Principal of the assigned school(s), as determined by district supervisory personnel.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma.
• Associate’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred.  
• 3-5 years of experience interpreting in professional and/or educational settings is preferred. 
• Strong fluency in interpreting voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice in academic settings 
• Demonstrated knowledge of Deaf Culture required. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and background in the Educational Interpreting field preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Serve as an interpreter for student(s) who are deaf or hearing impaired. 
• Interpret student IEP meetings when student is present. 
• Demonstrate ability to work well with a diverse population across multiple classroom settings and at multiple grade levels.
• Ability to prioritize requested services and responsibilities.
• Comfortable working with young students and adults. 
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
• Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, listen to students read, providing writing assistance, reinforce English lessons, provide spelling practice, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
• Assists teachers with classroom assignments, tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.
• Attends meetings and professional development opportunities for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, professional support personnel, and parents for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing academic objectives.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records (e.g. lessons, pencils, paper, teaching supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, library, lunchroom, bus loading/unloading, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• Supports classroom teachers and other school personnel (e.g. opens bookstore, performs hearing/visual screening, oral/written testing, type newsletters, etc.) for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of curriculum and teaching methodologies.

Other Functions:

Performs other related duties as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

SKILLS - Knowledge of American Sign Language. 

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include concepts of grammar and punctuation: stages of child development and learning styles; and age appropriate activities.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, collate data, and use basic, job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with a variety of data; and utilize job-related equipment.

Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data may require independent interpretation; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: flexibility; communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; working as part of a team; and working with constant interruptions.

Responsibility:

Responsibilities include: working under direct supervision using standardized procedures; providing information and/or advising others. There is a continual opportunity to have some impact on the organization’s services.

Working Environment:

The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 20% sitting, 40% walking, and 40% standing. This job is performed in a generally hazard free environment.

Experience: Job-related experience is required. 

Clearances: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Associates degree preferred. 

Required Testing: Pre-employment Proficiency Test