HUMAN Services SIGN Language Interpreter. Chicago Move Collective

Job Requisition  | Opening Date: 05/14/2026 | Closing Date: 05/28/2026

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HUMAN SERV SIGN LANG INTERPRETER (19810)

Salary: $5,384 - $7,631 per month ($64,608 - $91,572 per year)

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Human Services Sign Language Interpreter for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois. The interpreter will serve civil and forensic psychiatric inpatient consumers who are Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and/or Deaf-Blind in various situations including admission/discharges, individual patient and group counseling sessions, fitness restoration, treatment/discharge planning, medical appointments, phone calls, and family visits.

The interpreter also provides interpreting services for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing state employees, coordinates interpreter services for in-house and agency interpreters, and provides staff instruction in sign language, deafness, Deaf Culture, and working with an interpreter.

• Serve as an interpreter for civil and forensic psychiatric inpatient consumers in admission/discharge procedures, counseling sessions, fitness restoration, treatment/discharge planning, phone calls, and family visits.
• Interpret admission and discharge procedures and phone calls/visits with collaterals.
• Coordinate in-house and agency interpreter services for staff and/or consumers.
• Interpret for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing staff during orientation, trainings, special seminars, facility/unit/department meetings, etc.
• Travel in performance of job duties.
• Provide staff instruction in sign language, deafness, Deaf Culture, and how to work with an interpreter.
• Participate in mandatory training required by DHS and the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center.
• Perform other duties as reasonably required within scope of listed duties.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Valid interpreter license in accordance with the Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007 at the Advanced Proficiency License level as mandated by 68 Illinois Administrative Code Part 1515.
• One year of experience in the fields of disabilities or behavioral health.

• Require ability to travel in performance of job duties.
• Require ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Require passing of IDHS background check.
• Require passing of drug screen for recreational drugs under Illinois law.

Various shifts:
- Monday-Friday: 7:00 am-3:00 pm or 7:30 am-3:30 pm or 8:00 am-4:00 pm or 8:30 am-4:30 pm or 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
- Each shift requires one late day a week: 11:00 am-7:00 pm or 12:00 pm-8:00 pm or 1:00 pm-9:00 pm.
- Every weekend off with the exception of working one weekend day every six weeks (with corresponding Tuesday off).
- 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Unit A, South Headquarters – 4200 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60634.

• Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment) Personal, Sick, and Vacation rates modified for 12-hour and part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program – supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)