Educational Interpreter for ASL/SEE, Special Education

6.5 hours per day at Excelsior Elementary

184 days per year

Summary/Primary Objective of Position:

The Educational Interpreter facilitates communication between deaf/hard of hearing students, providing interpretation in educational settings. Participates as a member of the educational team serving these students.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Interprets spoken English into sign language for all communication in a school day, such as classrooms, lectures, lab, or other educational settings where conversations between deaf/hard of hearing students and anyone else are taking place.
2. Utilizes current methods of interpreting to best serve deaf/hard of hearing students, staff, and deaf parents with their communication needs.
3. Takes notes for students in various educational settings. Prepares lecture notes, ensuring accurate interpretation.
4. Previews video, PowerPoint and other media presentations in preparation for interpreting for deaf/hard of hearing students.
5. Interprets at student orientation sessions, various meetings and activities between students and student groups and staff; Also interprets at IEP meetings as needed.
6. Meets regularly with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher regarding the progress of individual students. Works closely with team teachers to ensure that accommodations are made for students.
7. Attends staff development sessions to maintain and upgrade skills.
8. Receives some work directions from licensed staff, including Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher and/or case managers.
9. Attends mentoring sessions with an assigned mentor and/or attends staff development sessions to maintain and upgrade skills.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

1. To qualify as a sign language interpreter/transliterator, a person shall have completed a training program affiliated with a state accredited educational institution and hold:

• An interpreter/transliterator certification awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID); or
• A general level of proficiency certificate at level 3 awarded by the National Association of the Dead (NAD); or
• Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) at the 4.0 level.

1. To qualify as a cued speech translator, a person shall hold a current applicable transliterator certificate awarded by Testing, Evaluation, and Verification Unit, Inc. (TECUnit).
2. High School diploma required. Highly Qualified status required.
3. Must have completed a training program affiliated with a state accredited educational institution.
4. Experience as an interpreter in a variety of situations involving the deaf/hard of hearing.
5. Knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL), Spoken English, Signing Exact English (SEE), Pigeon Sign English (PSE), and Minimal Language Signing modes; child development
6. Skilled in ASL, SEE, customer service, problem solving, effective time management and prioritization.
7. Considerable ability to: communicate effectively, listening, oral, and written; establish rapport with others and to interact effectively with persons having a wide variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds; handle multiple issues simultaneously; work without supervision and as an effective team member;
8. Ability to take a visual language and interpret it into English structural sentences and the reverse; process signs while simultaneously voice interpreting, interpret at an educational level and language mode appropriate to each person; give priority for facilitating communication of deaf/hard of hearing students within a hearing environment in both the spoken word into sign language and voice interpreting sign language into English; be prompt, responsible and dependable; use computer software applications to accomplish work tasks.

Assignment Details:

The minimum hourly wage for this position is $32.00 per hour.

The terms and conditions of this benefit eligible position will be detailed in an individual letter of assignment.