ASL Interpreter; Pre-Certified - Rochester, NY

CLF Consultants LLC (CLFC Healthcare & Communications) is building its New York interpreter pool to support sign language interpreter services for the New York State Education Department, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR). We are recruiting pre-certified ASL interpreters in and around Rochester, New York to serve ACCES-VR consumers and staff in the Western New York (Region
5) region (Rochester and Buffalo district offices).

Full RID certification is not required. CLFC offers an internal assessment pathway that qualifies pre-certified and emerging interpreters to begin paid assignments while continuing professional development toward national certification.

Compensation: $35.00 per hour, flat, as a 1099 independent contractor across on-site and video remote assignments, with a two-hour minimum per on-site assignment and consistent assignment volume as the program ramps.

What you will do:

• Provide accurate, impartial ASL interpretation between spoken English and ASL for vocational rehabilitation counseling, assessments, training, and employment activities
• Deliver services on-site at assigned New York district offices and through video remote interpreting
• Complete timesheets signed by the interpreter and the consumer or ACCES-VR staff
• Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to the RID or BEI Code of Ethics

Who fits: Recent Interpreter Training Program (ITP) graduates and students, interpreters who have passed the RID Knowledge Exam, EIPA holders, and others who demonstrate ASL and English proficiency through CLFC's internal assessment. Deaf community involvement and prior practicum, mentored, or volunteer interpreting experience are strongly preferred.

For video remote work: reliable high-speed internet, an HD webcam, a headset, and a quiet, private workspace.

CLFC maintains a nationwide network of healthcare professionals and interpreters. Equal Opportunity Employer.