Time Captioner - Hrly​/Int POOL; DSA

Job Summary

Real‑Time Captioner (CART/Communication Access Realtime Translation Provider) facilitates communication and integration for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing or otherwise disabled students and consumers—including faculty, staff, and university guests—into classrooms, other instructional settings, and the broader university community. The role uses court‑reporting methods, a laptop computer, and/or a steno machine to convert spoken language into instant text.

• Provide real‑time captioning services, conveying verbal instruction into a mode of communication best understood by deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, and other disabled individuals, including students, faculty, staff, and university guests.

Bob Murphy Access Center

Hourly/intermittent on‑call temporary position. Successful candidates may be appointed for a few days up to one year depending on assignment. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Hourly Interpreter / Real‑Time Captioner / Computer‑Aided Transcriber

Salary placement is determined by education, experience, and qualifications. Salary range: $69.46 to $74.97 per hour.

Ideal candidates type a minimum of 200 words per minute and produce accurate real‑time transcripts using Realtime software and related technology. They demonstrate strong attention to detail, excellent listening skills, and solid command of English grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation. With general knowledge of Deaf Culture, they adapt to a wide range of access needs and remain flexible when course modalities shift between in‑person and remote formats.

They stay current with evolving technical terminology and software, exercise sound judgment when accepting assignments based on skill level, topic familiarity, setting, and consumer needs, and communicate professionally and diplomatically with colleagues and staff while adhering to industry‑recognized codes of ethics, professional standards of practice, and confidentiality requirements. They can communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community and follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines, including safety, civility, information security, and non‑discrimination policies and procedures, contributing to a positive university experience for each student.

• Graduation from a court reporting school and at least six months of experience providing real‑time captioning services, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Realtime Captioners/CART must complete a Court Reporting Training Program.

Sedentary work involving mainly sitting. Walking and standing are minimal. Lifting limited to lightweight objects (10 pounds or less).

A background check, including a criminal records check, must be completed satisfactorily. Conditional employment offers may be rescinded if the check reveals disqualifying information or if the candidate is discovered to have knowingly withheld or falsified information.

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, CSULB provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected status. CSULB complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209, and other applicable state and federal anti‑discrimination laws, and CSU’s Non‑Discrimination Policy.

Harassment, discrimination, and retaliation are prohibited in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Reasonable accommodations are provided to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations.

Final date to receive applications: 01 January 2027

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