Professional Expert - Interpreter Coordinator

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides input on matching students with interpreters based on needs and preferences; arranges for captioning services; rearranges interpreter assignments and calls in outside resources when required to meet service needs.
• Enters and maintains data on D/HH students and their needs; records and tracks student 'no shows' for arranged interpreting services; prepares warning and termination of service letters to students who have exceeded 'no show' guidelines.
• Coordinates the observation schedule for students in the District’s ASL/Interpreter training program; arranges for student and faculty permissions and keeps all parties informed regarding observation schedule and processes.
• Performs a variety of administrative tasks; inputs student schedules and absences into the system; enters and processes interpreter timesheets and records of vacations and other absences; processes employment forms; monitors the number of days worked by hourly interpreters in accordance with District employment rules and regulations; makes parking arrangements for short-term employees and outside interpreter resources.
• Performs ASL interpreting services in classroom and laboratory settings, for orientations, counseling appointments, assessment testing, field trips, and sporting events as well as for student-faculty meetings, professional development, employment matters, District ceremonies and other events.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with major coursework in education, sign language or a related field and three years of increasingly responsible American Sign Language interpreting experience within a post-secondary educational setting.
• Completion of Interpreter Training Program certification from an accredited institution.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid National Interpreter Certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or California State recognized certification is highly desirable.

• Online IVC application
• Current resume