Interpreter - Sign Language Certified

Job Title: Interpreter – Sign Language Certified

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt/At-Will

Reports To: RDSPD Coordinator Interpreter Services Specialist

Pay Grade/Days: 206 / 187-days

Dept./School: Assigned Campus

Date Revised: April 2016

Date Posted: 11/7/2025

Location: Special Education Office

To interpret instruction and communication. To provide equal access between Deaf and Hard of Hearing students/staff and hearing students/staff. To culturally mediate between Hearing and Deaf culture for the purpose of mutual understood communication.

Education/Certification:

• Preferred: 60 Credits or an Associate Degree in or related ASL/English:
  Interpreting (as required by DARS BEI);
  Bachelor’s Degree as required by RID; EIPA 3.5 or higher.
• Required: High School Diploma, 60 college hours;
  Certification from the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services (DARS BEI) Basic or above or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), RIC or Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA) Level 4.0 or above.

• Knowledge of computer and software applications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written, oral and sign language.

Experience working with auditory impaired individuals.

• Preferred: At least 1-2 years working with children in grades PK-12;
  At least 1-2 years working in an educational setting.

Macintosh and Dell computers, typewriter, printer, copier, and fax machine.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Must be able to interact with students and staff individually and in groups; sitting, walking, and standing for lengthy periods, light lifting. Physical condition adequate for signing for extended periods. Hearing adequate for interpreting. School campus environment. People intensive.

The Waco Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or genetic information in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources and/or Waco ISD Coordinator of Student Management at  and/or Waco ISD Director of Athletics at . For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII, as amended, contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at .

For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, contact Waco ISD Director of Special Education at  or; P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX, 76703.