Educational Interpreter

Job Description

Position

Purpose:

Provides interpreting services to deaf/hard‑of‑hearing students, their classmates, the educational staff and other members of the educational setting.

• Accurately interprets spoken and signed messages without censorship for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students, classmates, educational staff and others involved in the educational setting.
• Participates in educational team meetings.
• Provides interpreting for other activities during the regularly scheduled school day as needed (e.g., field trips, IEP meetings, etc.).
• Prepares for interpreting by familiarizing oneself with the physical environment and with subject‑area vocabulary and concepts.
• Remains current and knowledgeable on language expansions and trends.
• Attends in‑service activities, engages in academic coursework, or reassesses interpreting skills through the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment and the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Written Test.

Additional Duties: Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal, Chief Instructional Services Officer, Superintendent, or other district office administrator as designated by the Superintendent.

• Minimum: high school diploma.
• Preferred:
  Baccalaureate degree, graduation from a recognized interpreter training program (ITP).
• Preferred:
  National certification or Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) level 4.0+.
• Successful completion of the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment, including the Written Assessment.
• Fluency in English and in Sign Language.
• Adherence to the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Codes of Professional Conduct.
• Current membership in state and/or national interpreting organizations desirable.

• Knowledge and understanding of children.
• Ability to work with others.
• Willingness to follow directions.
• Ability to handle unforeseen situations in accordance with Board policy.
• Ability to accept individual differences among children.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational and telephone skills.

• Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job.
• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary;
  American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, technology equipment, computers and/or controls.

• Work effectively with and respond to diverse cultures or backgrounds.
• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgment in behavior, speech and dress in a neat, clean and professional manner for the assignment and work setting.
• Have regular and punctual attendance.
• Follow all district policies, work procedures and reasonable requests by the proper authorities.
• Adhere to confidentiality as directed by federal, state and local laws and regulations, and in accordance with district administrative rules regarding sensitive information.

Reports to: Principal

THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER