Educational Interpreter, ASL - Special Education (School Year 26-27

Educational Interpreter, ASL - Special Education

Orchard Hills Elementary

Qualifications:

• Education level:
  Bachelor's Degree
• Certification or Licensure:
  Must have and maintain Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing certification. As well as, licensure through the State of Missouri Division of Professional Registration as an Interpreter.
• Experience:
  
  Targeted, job related education with study in a job-related area.
• Other requirements:
  Must successfully pass a background check that is satisfactory to the Board of Education.

General

Summary:

Responsible for providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for assisting in the instruction of students who are identified as deaf and hard of hearing; providing voice to sign and sign to voice support; and serving as a resource to other school personnel requiring assistance with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Adapt language to clarify classroom work under the direction of the teacher providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans to assigned students.
• Assess classroom, assembly hall, and other room setups for students identified as deaf/hard of hearing ensuring proper setup to facilitate students' learning.
• Attend Education Program meetings with assigned student(s) providing necessary input into the evaluation of students' progress and/or implementing/modifying students' objectives through the conversion of conversation to sign.
• Conduct and participate in in-service meetings conveying information and upgrading classroom skills necessary for the successful educational process for students identified as deaf/hard of hearing.
• Interpret subject specific tests and skill assessments under the guidance of a classroom teacher or resource teacher evaluating students' language ability and subject.
• Interpret in meetings and activities with students and other individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing providing content understanding and communication between voice to sign and sign to voice.
• Interpret to students identified as deaf/hard of hearing, under the supervision of the teacher, in accordance with lesson plans supporting student comprehension and assisting the teacher in improving students' academic success through a defined course of study.
• Maintain a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic lists and records documenting activities and/or providing reliable information.
• Monitor student activities in the educational environment under the supervision of certified personnel providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Provide teachers with input assisting in evaluating student progress and/or student objectives.
• Provide reinforcement of lesson objectives to students implementing goals for remediation of student deficiencies by the conversion of voice to sign.
• Use adapted classroom work/homework/assessment instruments under the direction of the teacher providing voice to sign and sign to voice support and/or supporting learning objectives.
• May be asked to collaborate with other interpreters on projects, such as music programs or extracurricular events; this includes discussing goals and interpreting decisions; creating standards for specific things like the Pledge of Allegiance; and other job-related elements with the team.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

Type of Position:
Certified

Reports to:

Building Administrator

Evaluated by:
Building Administrator

Contract:

185 days