Educational Interpreter SY; NBOE

Educational Interpreter SY2026-27 (NBOE) Job

• Position Type:
  Instructional - Other Titles / Educational Interpreter
• Date Posted: 11/25/2025
• Location:
  
  Various Newark Board of Education Locations
• Organization:
  Newark Board of Education
• Human Resource Services: 765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
• Supervisor:
  Principal

• Employment Period:
  Ten (10) Month
• Salary Range: $58,500 - $65,308
• Union Affiliation:
  Newark Teachers Union (NTU)

• EIPA Certification with a score of 3.0 or higher
• Completion of the Educational Interpreter Training Classes including:
  • Ethics and Laws for Educational Interpreters
  • Methods of Instruction & Curriculum Development
  • Deaf‑Blind interpreting for Educational Interpreters
  • Language Development for Educational Interpreters
• Associate Degree or higher from an accredited college or university, or recognized performance route certification
• Ability to work effectively with parents, students, administrators, and teachers
• Ability to produce accessible language and understand child and adolescent signers
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in various forms of communication including ASL or other sign language as determined by the educational team
• Knowledge of language development of Deaf and hard‑of‑hearing children
• Ability to work well with individuals from diverse cultures
• Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status

• Interpret, transliterate and facilitate integration of Deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students, providing access to the curriculum in a mode appropriate to the student’s language use, as outlined in the student’s IEP
• Perform interpretation services for Deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students simultaneously and consecutively in a variety of situations
• Assist classroom teacher in delivery of an effective instructional program
• Work with individual hearing‑impaired students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher to students with hearing loss
• Model social strategies to encourage interaction between sign‑language users and those who do not use sign language
• For those with appropriate certification, perform oral interpretation; present spoken messages utilizing clear mouth movements, and, if necessary, orally repeat spoken message for hearing individual
• Interpret for individual or small groups of students and staff members with auditory disabilities in classroom, field trips or assembly programs
• Assist teacher of the deaf and supervisor of the auditory impairments program in exploring and identifying communication needs of students with hearing loss
• Assist instructional leader with appropriate use and care of classroom amplification systems which allow auditory access to those students capable of using residual hearing
• Report malfunction/inappropriate use of such equipment to appropriate professionals for repair
• Assist students with hearing loss to master use of amplification technology and to independently advocate for appropriate accommodations
• Assist with supervision of deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students during emergency drills, assemblies and field trips
• Read and adhere to the Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct
• Display highest ethical and professional standards when working with students, parents, school personnel, and agencies associated with the school
• Protect confidentiality of records and information gained as part of professional duties and use discretion in sharing information within legal confines
• Uphold and enforce school rules, administrative regulations and Board of Education policies
• Serve as a role model for students, dress and groom professionally, and demonstrate pride in the profession of interpreting
• Provide technical assistance in development of workshops, seminars and other programs on needs and cultural mediation of the Deaf and hard‑of‑hearing community
• Participate in professional development for maintenance of certification status
• Provide interpreting services for staff…