What are the responsibilities and job description for the SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER/ FACILITATOR position at Glenview Middle School?
TITLE: SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER
QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma
- Meets the educational requirements as mandated in the No Child Left Behind Legislation
- Completion of an interpreter preparation program or equivalent experience required
- Ability to interpret/transliterate via sign language/spoken English (voice for deaf student/s) at a normal conversational rate
- Demonstrates ability to work with people and to implement plans according to directions
- Willingness to be flexible to learn and perform new tasks
REPORTS TO: Principal
JOB GOAL: To facilitate communication among deaf or hard of hearing students and their hearing peers, the teacher’s
directions/instructions and all other spoken communication within the educational environment.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides expressive and voice interpreting (may include American Sign Language, manually coded English, and/or oral interpreting) for deaf or hard of hearing students within the educational environment.
- Provides tutoring and/or notetaking services for deaf or hard of hearing students when necessary and when interpreting is not needed.
- Participates in educational team meetings, including the development and review of progress on the Individualized Education Program IEP, providing insight on the success of communication strategies.
- Provides interpreting for extracurricular activities and parent meetings when necessary.
- Assists in providing pertinent information in connection to deafness to hearing students, teachers and other staff members.
- Works with small groups or individuals to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assists individual students.
- Maintains confidentiality concerning students and students’ records and data.
- Participates in professional development.
- Performs other duties as directed.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 183 days. Salary to be determined by the salary schedule established by the Board.