Interpreting Services Specialist

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

The Interpreter Services Specialist position provides communication access (ASL interpreting and coordination) for the staff and consumers of the Greensboro Regional Center. Travel will include coverage of the region's 10 counties plus statewide, as needed, occasionally involving nights and weekends. Position provides unique interpreting services as well as mentoring services for the 10 central most counties of NC. The position is also the primary lead position within the regional center to provide services to our large group of interpreters within our 10-county region.

It requires demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in serving a wide variety of the needs of the target population.

• Identifying developmental needs of area interpreters
• Coordinating and/or providing trainings and skills development
• Providing information on legal compliance related to interpreting including the ADA and NC Licensure Law
• Developing local interpreter resources
• Receiving and approving accurate invoices from contracted interpreters
• Serve as the Greensboro Regional Center's representative in local interpreter meetings
• Coordinating and providing ASL Interpreting services to Regional Center Staff. This includes providing Tactile ASL interpreting if there are Deaf Blind staff assigned to the Regional Center

Salary Range: $55,221 - $96,639 Recruitment Range: $55,221 - $75,930

To qualify for the Sign-On Bonus, a newly hired permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee must work 30 to 40 hours per week to be eligible. Those who are eligible and working less than 40 hours a week will receive a prorated rate.

• The employee has held a position in the North Carolina State government, including the judicial system, or the University of North Carolina system, within the last 12 months (the employee shall remain ineligible for 12 months from the separation date)
• The employee has previously received a sign-on bonus from any State agency
• DHHS has paid any contract placement or recruitment fees.

All Sign-On Bonuses are contingent upon budget and final eligibility determination as of the effective date of hire. Additional information regarding the Sign-On Policy can be found here Sign-On and Retention Bonus Policy Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. The Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred.

• Thorough knowledge of Deaf culture, American Sign Language, interpreting practices and processing models (long term memory, short term memory, visualization, monitoring, language fluency, evaluation, assessment, etc.)
• Working knowledge of State and Federal laws as they relate to communication access
• Must have ability to interpret and transliterate in a variety of settings and for a variety of consumers with various registers including formal to intimate
• Must be licensed to interpret/transliterate as determined by the North Carolina Interpreter and Transl iterator Licensing Board before starting employment with DSD

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the…