SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER/TUTOR

Job Scope

To provide educational interpreting and transliteration for deaf/hard-of-hearing students and their peers, teachers, staff and administrative personnel in the educational setting.

Performance Responsibilities

• Interprets/transliterates all auditory information presented so students who are deaf or hard of hearing may participate in classroom and extracurricular activities.
• Performs voice interpreting/transliterating by verbalizing messages from students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Provides appropriate and accurate language modeling for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Facilitates communication for all participants in a wide variety of settings.
• Collaborates with school staff on environmental or programmatic accommodations and modifications.
• Works as a part of the instructional team with general and special education teachers, support service providers, itinerant or resource teacher, and administrators.
• Mets with classroom teachers and others to discuss issues related to the communication needs of the student, IEP goals and other program issues on a regular basis.
• Prepares for interpreting/transliterating assignments by reviewing content area textbooks, student's materials, lesson plans, outlines and other resources provided by the teacher(s).
• Upholds the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct and the EIPA Guidelines of Professional Conduct for Educational Interpreters emphasizing the required confidentiality of student information.
• Performs other related duties as required, i.e., tutoring, under the direction of a teacher.
• Continues professional development by attending interpreting workshops, involvement in the Deaf community and professional organizations.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Has the knowledge and possesses the ability to provide manual and oral transliteration and interpretation in the educational setting.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Sign-Language Interpretation/Transliteration or equivalent.
• National certification from Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
• Minimum Associate's Degree in Sign Language Interpretation/Transliteration.
• Education Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher.
• Continuing education to meet the preferred qualifications such as Sign Language Interpreting workshops and/or college credit hours.

Terms Of Employment

• 184 day work year (184 student days and 4 professional development days)
• $31,000 annual salary with benefits; non-union

Application Procedure

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