Educational Interpreter

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Job Summary

Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially.

Employee’s performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).

• Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
• Interprets/transliterates the teacher’s/speaker’s message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
• Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies.
  4. Respects confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments.
• Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need.
• Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary.
• Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter’s assistance.
• Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment.
• Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
• Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities. (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Job Summary

Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially.

Employee’s performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).

Essential Duties

• Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
• Interprets/transliterates the teacher’s/speaker’s message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
• Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies.
  4. Respects confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments.
• Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need.
• Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary.
• Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter’s assistance.
• Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into…