26/27 SY Interpreter Hearing Impaired

About the role

This position provides interpreting services for individuals with hearing impairments, facilitating communication between those who can hear and those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The role also involves tutoring hearing-impaired students and coordinating with other staff members.

Responsibilities

• Provides educational, social and informational interpreting services for the deaf and hearing impaired.
• Tutors hearing impaired students utilizing a variety of forms of non-verbal and voice communications.
• Reviews, prepares and becomes familiar with subject matter, vocabulary and terms to prepare for upcoming classes.
• Researches information to prepare for special assemblies, concerts, plays and/or field trips.
• Uses a variety of modalities and electronic devices such as closed captioning, hearing aids, assistive listening devices and telecommunications equipment to enhance the understanding of the information being interpreted.
• Collaborates with other staff members providing services to students.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Coordinates with other staff members providing services to students.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport with students, employees, community members and vendors.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Completion of an Interpreter Training Program.
• One (1) year of providing instructional interpretation in a school environment.
• Valid CPR First Aid certification.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles of sign language interpretation practices, methods and techniques.
• Demonstrated fluency in sign language interpretation in a variety of educational materials and activities.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations and Dysart Unified School District policies and procedures.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Reading and interpreting general documents such as employee handbooks and safety/training manuals.
• Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work.
• Customer service principles.
• Modern office technology.

Skills

• Interpreting a wide variety of educational, instructional and social conversations.
• Performing basic original research.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary and a flexible work schedule.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 per hour.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.