Ex Ed Interpreter for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Certified)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication for students with hearing impairments in academic and non-academic settings
• Must have sign language skills at a level equivalent to the rate, pace and vocabulary of high school curriculum and be able to pass an in house competency assessment
• Use interpreting strategies and techniques
• Provide academic assistance to students with hearing impairment
• Accompanies assigned student/s site to site including field trips and extracurricular activities
• Performs miscellaneous tasks as needed for deaf education teacher and other teachers serving hearing impaired students
• Prepares and receives various documents pertaining to student instruction and school operations
• Operates various equipment and tools associated with projects and work activities
• May require the ability to exert physical effort which will require, lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects/materials
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Communicates with supervisors, school officials, teachers, students, parents, vendors, the community, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities under the direction of administration or special education teacher/supervisor
• Attends staff meetings, parent meetings, IEP-Team meetings, or other meetings as required
• Follows established procedures to ensure assigned areas are safe
• Works collaboratively with supervisor, administrators, employees, students, and other stakeholders
• Attends work regularly and arrives to work in a timely fashion
• Maintains confidentiality
• Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law
• Other responsibilities may include lifting, transferring, and positioning students with physical support needs; appropriate use of assistive technology; feeding/oral-motor interventions; signing; Brailing instructional materials; augmentative systems; etc.

Qualifications

• Hold a School Service Personnel License as an Education Interpreter (#147)
• Satisfy One Of The Following Criteria:
  • Non-licensed educational interpreters employed by a local school system prior to January 2021, shall satisfy the following requirements by January 1, 2021:
  • Obtain a passing score on the written portion of the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA); and
  • Obtain a minimum score of 3.0 on the performance assessment portion of the EIPA.
  • Non-licensed educational interpreters employed by a local school system on January 1, 2021, or after, shall satisfy the following requirements:
  • Hold at a minimum an associate’s degree;
  • Obtain a passing score on the written portion of the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA); and
  • Obtain a minimum score of 3.0 on the performance assessment portion of the EIPA.
• If the applicant holds the State Interpreter License, they will be paid on the teacher scale.
• If the applicant holds a license in another state, you must apply for a Tennessee license.
• If the applicant does not hold the State Interpreter License, they will be paid on the classified scale at a Grade 15.
• With a willingness to seek licensure.

Skills/Qualifications

• Must have sign language skills at a level equivalent to the rate, pace and vocabulary of high school curriculum
• Be able to pass an in house competency assessment
• Demonstrate proficient verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with students who have a variety of disabilities
• Training in or willingness to be trained in nonviolent crisis intervention techniques

Pay

Salary is based on a combination of relevant education and experience. Salary Scale This position may be eligible for an increase in total compensation. The Differentiated Compensation Plan applies to designated schools and hard-to-staff positions. Please see https://www.hcde.org/staff/human_resources/differentiated_compensation for more details.