Educational Interpreter, Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Adams 12 Five Star Schools · Broomfield, CO · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$32.47–$41.03/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a summary and essential duties. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content.
We have:
- About the role: maybe the summary paragraph: "Facilitate all communication..." That's about role.
- Responsibilities: essential duties list.
- Requirements: Education and related work experience, licenses, registrations, certifications.
- Qualifications: maybe same as requirements? Could combine.
- Skills: maybe not explicit; but we have "Proficient in use of CASE/PSE, and/or ASL." That's skill.
- Benefits: there is Benefits Information paragraph.
- Pay: we have GRADE: G24 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $32.47 - $41.03) MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $32.47. Also mention step placement etc. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 36 FTE: .90 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9. So schedule info.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's some like "This Posting Is Not Inclusive Of The Job Description. Rev 7/25" maybe drop.
We must preserve all substantive info.
We need to use for section headings. Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide what to list as lists.
Responsibilities: many duties; we can list as
- each duty.
Requirements: Education and related work experience, licenses etc. Could list as
.
Skills: maybe list of skills: Proficient in CASE/PSE and/or ASL, strong command of grammatical structure, etc. Could list.
Benefits: paragraph; could list bullet points: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) plans.
Pay: we can give paragraph with hourly range and step info.
Schedule: paragraph with standard hours per week, FTE, months per year.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Must preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from the posting.
Let's extract details:
- GRADE: G24 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $32.47 - $41.03)
- MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $32.47
- STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 36
- FTE: .90
- MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
- JOB CODE: 1201 (drop as minor metadata)
- POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR (maybe minor metadata; could fold into short p)
- LOCATION: THORNTON, CO. (maybe minor metadata)
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools commitment paragraph (about mission) - could be part of About the role? It's about organization; could be included in About the role.
- SUMMARY: Facilitate all communication, spoken and signed between Deaf/Hard of Hearing students and staff by using a manual mode of communication appropriate for the consumer. Tutor academic classes and lessons. Provide information to hearing staff and students to assist in better understanding the needs of Deaf/Hard of Hearing students.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: long list.
We need to capture each duty as bullet.
Let's list duties from the text:
1. Interpret and/or transliterate all academic instruction, films, assemblies, conferences, student meetings, individualized education plan meetings, field trips, extra-curricular activities and support services in and out of the classroom for Deaf/Hard of Hearing student(s).
2. When voicing for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students(s), exhibit a good range of sophisticated vocabulary; native like expression, and infrequent use of circumlocution.
3. Use clear articulation with consistent pronunciation, intonation, and affect to sound like native speaker.
4. Have strong command of grammatical structure and evidence of command of complex instruction for complete comprehension.
5. Speech is effortless and smooth; rate and production approach that of a native speaker comfortably.
6. Interpret: the process of changing spoken English into the preferred manual mode of communication for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing student, or vice versa.
7. Transliterate: the process of changing spoken English into a manual communication mode that maintains the grammar and syntax of the English language, or vice versa.
8. Translate: the process of interpreting the spoken English preferred manual mode of communication into spoken English, or vice versa.
9. Tutor Deaf/Hard of Hearing students (under the supervision of coordinating Teacher of the Deaf), both in and out of the classroom individually or in small groups by reinforcing concepts taught in the mainstream classes; assisting with missed assignments; modeling language; reinforcing vocabulary, study skills and life skills; assisting in learning variations of sign systems; developing of language concepts; changing CASE/PSE into written English; and teaching students the role of the interpreter, students' rights and responsibilities in how to use an interpreter.
10. As a member of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing student's education team, communicate with the team (e.g., mainstream teachers, teachers of the Deaf and support staff) to give and receive appropriate information/progress/problems that may impact a student's performance or learning, including, but not limited to, mode of communication, tutoring strategies, educational goals of student, curriculum content, classroom goals and student educational rights and services.
11. May assist with personal hearing equipment (e.g. helping a student put hearing aids in) and/or assist with district hearing equipment (e.g. DM systems).
12. May be asked to support instructors on monitoring behavior during class and extra-curricular activities; follow through with behavior programs established for individual students; use various equipment, augmentative communication systems or adaptations, any OT/PT requirements set forth in student I.E.P. (individual educational plan) and any medical conditions that require staff monitoring.
13. Analyze and review instructional material to prepare for content and message delivery.
14. Ensure appropriate logistics (e.g., lighting, seating, etc.).
15. May be asked to assist Deaf Education Department staff by preparing instructional materials and various clerical duties as Interpreter time allows (e.g., scheduling interpreters for extra-curricular and after school activities, copying materials, and documenting information for DH/H Department, etc.).
16. Interpret and/or transliterate confidential in-school individual and group counseling/mental health sessions, disciplinary interactions, disciplinary hearings, and physical/occupational/speech therapy sessions between Deaf/Hard of Hearing student and staff.
17. Interpret and/or transliterate for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, or Deaf/Hard of Hearing staff at parent/teacher conferences, staff department meetings, district level meetings, in-services, and other required training.
18. Interpret and/or transliterate for Deaf/hard of hearing parents of students in the District at parent/teacher conferences, back-to-school nights, after school performances, individual meetings and staff meetings.
19. May provide Deaf awareness education to hearing staff and students through staff in-services, student groups and one-on-one communication.
20. Promote positive public relations between the Deaf education program, the school and the community.
21. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Now Education And Related Work Experience:
- Degree from an Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP) (Associates or Bachelors as required by IPP).
- Proficient in use of Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)/Pidgin Signed English (PSE), and/or American Sign Language (ASL).
- No experience required; one (1) year of experience preferred in educational interpreting.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, Or CERTIFICATIONS:
- Criminal background check required for hire.
- Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or above.
- Must keep up-to-date any licenses, registrations, certifications, and/or authorizations required in this section.
We could combine Education and Licenses into Requirements section.
Skills: maybe list: Proficient in CASE/PSE and/or ASL, strong command of grammatical structure, native-like expression, clear articulation, etc. But we already have those in duties. Could still list.
Benefits: paragraph: "We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date)."
We could list bullet points: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) plans.
Pay: Provide paragraph: GRADE: G24 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $32.47 - $41.03) MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $32.47. Also note: All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.
We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include that.
Schedule: Provide paragraph: STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 36 FTE: .90 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9.
Also maybe mention location? Could fold into short p.
We must not include Job ID etc. We can include location maybe as part of About the role? But location is minor metadata; we could drop or include in a short p. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short or drop it." So we can include location in a short p maybe under About the role? But better to include a short p after headings? Probably we can include a short p with location and job type etc. But we need to avoid headings for those.
We'll produce HTML fragment with sections:
About the role
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion ... (mission paragraph) ... Location: Thornton, CO. Position type: Replacement – Permanent/Regular.
But we need to preserve mission paragraph exactly? It's: "Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area."
We'll include that.
Then summary maybe part of About the role? Could be separate but we can include in About the role.
Better: About the role includes summary and mission.
Then Responsibilities: Responsibilities
- ... each duty
for prose. We need to decide what to list as lists. Responsibilities: many duties; we can list as
- each duty.
Requirements: Education and related work experience, licenses etc. Could list as
- .
Skills: maybe list of skills: Proficient in CASE/PSE and/or ASL, strong command of grammatical structure, etc. Could list.
Benefits: paragraph; could list bullet points: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) plans.
Pay: we can give paragraph with hourly range and step info.
Schedule: paragraph with standard hours per week, FTE, months per year.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Must preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from the posting.
Let's extract details:
- GRADE: G24 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $32.47 - $41.03)
- MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $32.47
- STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 36
- FTE: .90
- MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
- JOB CODE: 1201 (drop as minor metadata)
- POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR (maybe minor metadata; could fold into short p)
- LOCATION: THORNTON, CO. (maybe minor metadata)
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools commitment paragraph (about mission) - could be part of About the role? It's about organization; could be included in About the role.
- SUMMARY: Facilitate all communication, spoken and signed between Deaf/Hard of Hearing students and staff by using a manual mode of communication appropriate for the consumer. Tutor academic classes and lessons. Provide information to hearing staff and students to assist in better understanding the needs of Deaf/Hard of Hearing students.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: long list.
We need to capture each duty as bullet.
Let's list duties from the text:
1. Interpret and/or transliterate all academic instruction, films, assemblies, conferences, student meetings, individualized education plan meetings, field trips, extra-curricular activities and support services in and out of the classroom for Deaf/Hard of Hearing student(s).
2. When voicing for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students(s), exhibit a good range of sophisticated vocabulary; native like expression, and infrequent use of circumlocution.
3. Use clear articulation with consistent pronunciation, intonation, and affect to sound like native speaker.
4. Have strong command of grammatical structure and evidence of command of complex instruction for complete comprehension.
5. Speech is effortless and smooth; rate and production approach that of a native speaker comfortably.
6. Interpret: the process of changing spoken English into the preferred manual mode of communication for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing student, or vice versa.
7. Transliterate: the process of changing spoken English into a manual communication mode that maintains the grammar and syntax of the English language, or vice versa.
8. Translate: the process of interpreting the spoken English preferred manual mode of communication into spoken English, or vice versa.
9. Tutor Deaf/Hard of Hearing students (under the supervision of coordinating Teacher of the Deaf), both in and out of the classroom individually or in small groups by reinforcing concepts taught in the mainstream classes; assisting with missed assignments; modeling language; reinforcing vocabulary, study skills and life skills; assisting in learning variations of sign systems; developing of language concepts; changing CASE/PSE into written English; and teaching students the role of the interpreter, students' rights and responsibilities in how to use an interpreter.
10. As a member of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing student's education team, communicate with the team (e.g., mainstream teachers, teachers of the Deaf and support staff) to give and receive appropriate information/progress/problems that may impact a student's performance or learning, including, but not limited to, mode of communication, tutoring strategies, educational goals of student, curriculum content, classroom goals and student educational rights and services.
11. May assist with personal hearing equipment (e.g. helping a student put hearing aids in) and/or assist with district hearing equipment (e.g. DM systems).
12. May be asked to support instructors on monitoring behavior during class and extra-curricular activities; follow through with behavior programs established for individual students; use various equipment, augmentative communication systems or adaptations, any OT/PT requirements set forth in student I.E.P. (individual educational plan) and any medical conditions that require staff monitoring.
13. Analyze and review instructional material to prepare for content and message delivery.
14. Ensure appropriate logistics (e.g., lighting, seating, etc.).
15. May be asked to assist Deaf Education Department staff by preparing instructional materials and various clerical duties as Interpreter time allows (e.g., scheduling interpreters for extra-curricular and after school activities, copying materials, and documenting information for DH/H Department, etc.).
16. Interpret and/or transliterate confidential in-school individual and group counseling/mental health sessions, disciplinary interactions, disciplinary hearings, and physical/occupational/speech therapy sessions between Deaf/Hard of Hearing student and staff.
17. Interpret and/or transliterate for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, or Deaf/Hard of Hearing staff at parent/teacher conferences, staff department meetings, district level meetings, in-services, and other required training.
18. Interpret and/or transliterate for Deaf/hard of hearing parents of students in the District at parent/teacher conferences, back-to-school nights, after school performances, individual meetings and staff meetings.
19. May provide Deaf awareness education to hearing staff and students through staff in-services, student groups and one-on-one communication.
20. Promote positive public relations between the Deaf education program, the school and the community.
21. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Now Education And Related Work Experience:
- Degree from an Interpreter Preparation Program (IPP) (Associates or Bachelors as required by IPP).
- Proficient in use of Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE)/Pidgin Signed English (PSE), and/or American Sign Language (ASL).
- No experience required; one (1) year of experience preferred in educational interpreting.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, Or CERTIFICATIONS:
- Criminal background check required for hire.
- Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or above.
- Must keep up-to-date any licenses, registrations, certifications, and/or authorizations required in this section.
We could combine Education and Licenses into Requirements section.
Skills: maybe list: Proficient in CASE/PSE and/or ASL, strong command of grammatical structure, native-like expression, clear articulation, etc. But we already have those in duties. Could still list.
Benefits: paragraph: "We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date)."
We could list bullet points: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) plans.
Pay: Provide paragraph: GRADE: G24 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $32.47 - $41.03) MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $32.47. Also note: All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.
We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include that.
Schedule: Provide paragraph: STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 36 FTE: .90 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9.
Also maybe mention location? Could fold into short p.
We must not include Job ID etc. We can include location maybe as part of About the role? But location is minor metadata; we could drop or include in a short p. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
- ... each duty
or drop it." So we can include location in a short p maybe under About the role? But better to include a short p after headings? Probably we can include a short p with location and job type etc. But we need to avoid headings for those. We'll produce HTML fragment with sections:
About the role
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion ... (mission paragraph) ... Location: Thornton, CO. Position type: Replacement – Permanent/Regular.
But we need to preserve mission paragraph exactly? It's: "Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area." We'll include that. Then summary maybe part of About the role? Could be separate but we can include in About the role. Better: About the role includes summary and mission. Then Responsibilities:Responsibilities