Hourly Interpreters and Real-Time Captioners (Temp)

About the role

The Interpreter and Real-time Captioner performs duties under direction of the Director of the Accessible Education Center and the supervision of the Coordinator of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. Interpreters facilitate communication between Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf-Blind, and hearing consumers. Real-time Captioners provides immediate verbatim translation of spoken English into text using court reporting methods, a steno machine, Realtime technology, software and a laptop computer.

Responsibilities

• Provides interpreting services primarily for instructional classes (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) involving standard complexity factors such as the type of communication system needed, difficulty of the subject matter, speed of interpreting required, and number of consumers served simultaneously
• Utilize court reporting methods to create Realtime word-for-word text of spoken English for instructional classes (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) and other curriculum related assignments
• Provide fluent, accurate and specific translation through the knowledge of specific subject matter
• Ability to adapt interpreting and transliteration skills in a variety of settings such as a classroom, conference, and/or one-on-one meetings
• Maintain confidentiality, and appropriately handle sensitive communications with consumers and employees

Qualifications

• Interpreters I: Any combination of formal training and relevant documented interpreting experience that demonstrates assurance of the skills appropriate for the level of the assignment(s)
• Interpreters II: Graduation from a four-year college or university
• Real-Time Captioner I: Formal training in court reporting and steno methods to meet position requirements
• Real-Time Captioner II: Graduation from a four-year college or university

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of the process of interpretations; ASL and/or English sign system as required by the consumer or the assignment
• Knowledge of methods and techniques used in communicating with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing consumer
• Knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) code of professional conduct and a demonstrated knowledge of Deaf Culture
• Thorough knowledge of special vocabulary and techniques used in interpreting professional and technical subject matter
• Ability to adapt interpreting and transliteration skills in a variety of settings such as a classroom, conference, and/or one-on-one meetings
• Ability to adapt all terminology, language, instruction, concept, theory and emotion to convey all aspects of teaching modes and experiences to ensure communication access

Benefits

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary.

Pay

Classification: Hourly Interpreter/Real-time Captioner/Computer Aided Transcriber
Anticipated Hiring Range: $50/hour - $65/hour
CSU Salary Range: $18.45/hour - $185.33/hour

Schedule

Part Time