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.
• Meets 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 day)
• $31,000 annual salary with benefits; non-union

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
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