Instructional Paraprofessional with Hearing Impaired Interpretative Skills (ASL Interpreter) - District (2026-27 School Yr)

About the role

To provide interpretive services and/or physical, emotional, behavioral, and academic support to students with hearing impairments and/or other disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides interpretive services.
• Uses communication methods that best meet the needs of assigned students.
• Works with staff to ensure that services are provided in the least restrictive educational environment.
• Assists students or staff as assigned by the Intervention Specialist.
• Supports an inclusive educational environment.
• Helps students with disabilities participate in appropriate peer group activities as directed.
• Arranges and facilitates interpreting for parent-teacher conferences, open houses and school programs/assemblies.
• Affords assistance to the Intervention Specialist in routine classroom and school activities, implementation of IEP services, behavior plans, student assessment, playground and lunch duty.
• Affords assistance to special education students in regular education classes, including attending class with student and providing student supports as needed and or indicated on IEP.
• Affords assistance to the Intervention Specialist in maintaining a good learning environment, including classroom management.
• Affords assistance in the preparation of classroom materials, displays, and individual student accommodations and modifications.
• Affords assistance in the arrangement of personal health care needs such as toileting, personal hygiene and use of adaptive equipment.
• Participates in professional growth activities.
• Ensures the safety of students.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative professional relationships.
• Remains free of any alcohol or nonprescription controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout employment in the district.
• Exhibits professional behavior, emotional stability, and sound judgment.
• Serves as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, and intelligent human beings.
• Understands the legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in, and practice of, ethical principles and democratic values.
• Maintains confidentiality and respect for confidential information at all times.

Requirements

• Valid Ohio Interpreter for the Hearing Impaired License.
• Interpretation or Transliteration Certificate in American Sign Language (ASL).
• One of the following requirements is needed for compliance:
  • Complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (defined as 48 semester or 72 quarter hours as verified by college transcript from an accredited institution of higher education).
  • Orobtain an associate (or higher) degree from an accredited institution of higher education (defined as any associate degree program from an accredited institution of higher education).
  • Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment -- (i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics; or (ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in readiness for reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Proficient in communication skills including but not limited to: American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and/or Signed Exact English (SEE).
• Good human relations with an ability to communicate in a courteous manner.
• A neat appearance.
• Experience working with children preferred.

Qualifications

• One of the following requirements is needed for compliance:
  • Complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (defined as 48 semester or 72 quarter hours as verified by college transcript from an accredited institution of higher education).
  • Orobtain an associate (or higher) degree from an accredited institution of higher education (defined as any associate degree program from an accredited institution of higher education).
  • Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment -- (i) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics; or (ii) knowledge of, and the ability to assist in readiness for reading, writing, and mathematics.

Skills

• Communication skills including but not limited to: American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and/or Signed Exact English (SEE).
• Human relations with an ability to communicate in a courteous manner.
• A neat appearance.
• Experience working with children preferred.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$25.72/HR. - $30.63/HR. Dependent on experience.

Schedule

191 Days (183 work days, 8 paid holidays); 7 hours per day excluding lunch to be established by Supervisor.