Educational Interpreter, Deaf and Hard of Hearing

About the role

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminating the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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).
• When voicing for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students(s), exhibit a good range of sophisticated vocabulary; native-like expression, and infrequent use of circumlocution.
• Use clear articulation with consistent pronunciation, intonation, and affect to sound like a native speaker.
• Have strong command of grammatical structure and evidence of command of complex instruction for complete comprehension.
• Speech is effortless and smooth; rate and production approach that of a native speaker comfortably.
• Interpret: the process of changing spoken English into the preferred manual mode of communication for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing student, or vice versa.
• 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.
• Translate: the process of interpreting the spoken English preferred manual mode of communication into spoken English, or vice versa.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• Analyze and review instructional material to prepare for content and message delivery. Ensure appropriate logistics (e.g., lighting, seating, etc.).
• 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.).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• May provide Deaf awareness education to hearing staff and students through staff in-services, student groups and one-on-one communication.
• Promote positive public relations between the Deaf education program, the school and the community.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

See Benefits Information section for details.

Pay

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $29.84

Schedule

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 37