SUPPLY Interpreter; American Sign Language

Position: SUPPLY INTERPRETER (American Sign Language)
Location: Whitby

Job Details
The Durham District School Board acknowledges that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships, both historic and modern, with the territories upon which our school board and schools are located. Today, this area is home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that the Durham Region forms a part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.

It is on these ancestral and treaty lands that we teach, live and learn.

This statement was co‑created in partnership with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island.

Reports to:

Senior Manager and Clinical Lead - Speech Language and Hearing Services

Department:
Inclusive Student Services

Job Purpose:

Facilitates or provides access to communication for students who are deaf or hard of hearing within the classroom and educational school setting using American Sign Language (ASL) through the school day. Functions as part of the educational team supporting students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Accountabilities:

INTERPRET :
Provide sign language interpretation services in a variety of settings, including working with a variety of students who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and/or oral, empowering students to advocate for themselves and their needs with their peers and educators, accommodating Individualized Educational Plans (IEP), and documenting daily anecdotal notes to help facilitate the integration of students who are deaf/hard of hearing with their peers in regular classes and maintain curriculum access across the Kindergarten to grade 12 setting within Durham District School Board (DDSB).

COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATE AND EDUCATE :
Communicate and collaborate with, and educate others to ensure DDSB learning goals and educational objectives are met with respect to hearing loss, deafness and or deaf culture by providing education to staff and students regarding the needs of students with hearing loss and the interpreter's role, actively participating in team, area, Identification, Placement and Review meetings as well as meetings with itinerant teachers and speech pathologists and other relevant professionals, and staying current with board/ministry initiatives on curriculum/standards as needed/requested by the school.

ENSURE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY :
Ensure professional accountability by maintaining active membership with the Canadian Association of Sign Language Interpreters (CASLI) and upholding the highest standards of professional integrity, competence and ethics as outlined in CASLI's code of Ethics, submitting proof of membership to the Senior Manager and Clinical Lead - Speech Language and Hearing Services, ensuring administration of daily operations related to assigned work, completing assignments, and following DDSB's guidelines and procedures to ensure the safety and success of all students.

PURSUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT :
Seek and maintain professional development by attending regular Professional Development (PD) hosted by DDSB and that provided by CASLI and researching concepts, new and old to keep abreast of changes in the sector.

DOCUMENT :
Document daily student logs and supply specific strategies and notes on how students access education through an interpreter.

PREPARE MATERIALS :
Request preparation materials in a timely manner to ensure accurate and meaningful interpretations for the involved parties, and rehearse materials to be interpreted. Request that all audio materials are accessible and include subtitles and closed captioning and have ongoing dialogue with educational partners to address scheduling, programming, field trips, special events and presentations.

Knowledge and

Skills:

Knowledge of computer software and programs as directed on a student's IEP

Knowledge of a student's hearing loss and use of equipment (FM Systems, sound fields)

Knowledge of Deaf culture

Sign language skills such as ASL

Demonstrate the ability to be flexible for a variety of interpreting assignments, organizational skills, the…