Educational Interpreter for Deaf - Lumberton Elementary School

Educational Interpreter

Reports to:

Principal, Director or Assistant Director of Special Education

Receives Guidance From:
Teacher

Overtime Status:
Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations

Job Purpose:

To interpret/translate spoken language using American Sign Language and vice versa, to facilitate communication between deaf/hard of hearing students, hearing students and teachers; and perform related work as required.

• Interpret classroom, administrative, and social interactions as appropriate for students and staff
• Provide voice to sign (expressive) and sign to voice (receptive) interpreting which may include a form of American Sign Language (ASL)
• Use the appropriate sign system for each student
• Continuously model correct interpreter/student roles
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with parent, coworkers, and administrative staff
• Attend IEP meeting for all assigned students; serve as a resource to parents, deaf education teachers and speech pathologists
• Assist in an advisory capacity to teachers, parents and students whose communication is determined to be sign language; adapt curriculum to compensate for ASL delivery
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, timely/dependable, in person attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy, state, or federal guidelines
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state, and federal policies, and procedures as established by Lamar County School District and the Mississippi Educator Code of Ethics
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Services

High school diploma or GED;
Must complete MS Interpreter Registration and hold a MS Quality Assessment Screening Card as suggested by the Mississippi Department of Education.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display panel.

The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note:

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Terms of Employment:
Based on 180 days;
Salary, days and work year as established by the Lamar County School District

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.