Educational Sign Language Interpreter

Educational Sign Language Interpreter - 3 hrs. per day/5 days per week

• Position Type:
  Related Services/ Sign Language Interpreter
• Date Posted:
  10/1/2026
• Location:
  
  C.O. Harrison Elementary School

OAK HILLS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB
TITLE:
INTERPRETER – HEARING/COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES
REPORTS TO: Assigned administrator/supervisor
JOB
OBJECTIVE: Provides interpretive services for students with hearing and/or communication disabilities to bridge and enhance the quality of communication with others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid state department of education license/permit as determined at the time of appointment.
• Valid state interpreter for the hearing impaired license/certificate.
• Interpretation or Transliteration Certificate in American Sign Language (ASL).
• Meets all mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
• Proficient in communication skills for the target language -- i.e., American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and/or Signed Exact English (SEE).
• Receptive to a variety of communications styles (e.g., total communication, gestures, mime, etc.).
• Strong voicing skills including fluency in reception and expression.
• Behavioral management skills substantiated by training/work experience. Duties require agility, physical strength, and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or students requiring physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.).
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules, board policies and administrative guidelines/procedures.
• Demonstrates dependability/flexibility. Reacts to interruptions/emerging priorities effectively.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts personal responsibility for decisions/conduct.
• Exhibits consistent, impartial and resourceful critical-thinking skills.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.

NOTE:

Position may require successful completion of communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, CPR,
and/or first aid training as a condition of employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides interpretive services. Participates as an active member of the educational team. Attempts to
equalize the source (English) and target (sign) languages to support productive learning environment.
Supports family participation in the educational process.

• Works effectively with minimal supervision. Performs tasks efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Consults with staff to clarify the type of assistance most likely to support student needs effectively.
• Promotes the effective use of interpretative services (e.g., consumer training, etc.).
• Helps teachers implement classroom modifications/accommodations as requested.
• Works with small groups and/or individual students as directed. Collaborates with staff to ensure services are provided in the least restrictive educational environment.
• Uses communication preferences/methods that best meet the needs of each student.
• Helps students assimilate into the school environment. Interprets in first person. Acts as an unbiased communication link. Avoids influencing family/student and staff decisions.
• Responds to student requests for assistance. Supports an inclusive educational environment. Helps with classroom activities. Reinforces materials introduced by the teacher.
• Translates teaching and testing materials as directed. Recommends alternative approaches that support educational activities (e.g., test modifications, student response documentation, etc.).
• Collaborates with staff to address supplemental needs (e.g., remedial/enrichment services, etc.).
• Works with the classroom teacher to address student…