Paraeducator - Hearing Impaired; Sign Language

Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire

2 - Para educator Hearing Impaired (Sign Language) – 5.75 hours per day, 183 workdays per year.

Under the general direction of the Manager of Special Education, acts as an aide and interpreter for hearing impaired students not in an oral speech program and assists students within the student's assigned educational environment; facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing students and hearing persons; and performs a variety of duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.

• Provides sign to voice and voice to sign interpreting of communications between students and teachers using American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE), or Signed Exact English (SEE) and oral interpreting in a variety of classroom and recreational settings; interprets lessons, educational information and all directives presented by the instructor.
• Integrates the hearing impaired student into the educational program of the classroom through the use of sign language, finger spelling, speech, reading, writing, gestures, pictures, and other methods.
• Provides instructional support to the hearing impaired students, as required.
• Assists students in developing communication skills such as sign language, speech reading, and English.
• Assists students by interpreting explanations of vocabulary and basic concepts from lessons and readings; takes notes as needed.
• Reverse interprets by orally responding for the student as needed.
• Assists the teacher in all communication needs, including the promotion of safety and the encouragement of acceptable behavior and maintenance of discipline.
• Observes and reports progress of students as required; observes and controls behavior of students according to approved procedures.
• Assists students by providing proper examples, emotional support, friendly attitude, and general guidance.
• Confers, as needed, with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet the students' needs.
• Assists the teacher in providing parents with skills to aid in communicating with their hearing impaired children in support of the classroom instructions.
• Provides support to the teacher by setting up work areas, displays and exhibits, operating various educational equipment as needed, and distributing and collecting papers and supplies.
• Assists hearing impaired students become self‑reliant.

• May perform a variety of clerical duties such as preparation of instructional materials, scoring papers, recording grades, taking role and maintaining records and files.
• May travel to multiple classrooms/schools to work with students.
• May be required to attend meetings such as I.E.P. meetings and parent‑teacher conferences regarding hearing impaired students in order to facilitate communication.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.

Consistent with the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other related legislation, paraprofessionals working in a program supported with Title I funds must meet the following standards:

• The equivalent of graduation from high school and one of the following:
  • Completion of at least two years of study (48 semester units or 60 quarter units) at an institution of higher education; or
  • Attainment of an Associate of Arts degree or higher degree; or
  • Meeting a rigorous standard of quality by receiving a passing score in an examination administered by the Personnel Commission which demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics.

Six months of sign language interpreting experience working with students or school‑age children in a school, health services, or other structured environment; experience working with special education students is desirable.

• Possession of a valid California Driver's license may be required for some positions.
• Possession of a CPR and first aid certificate.

Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations requires that as of July 1 2009, all employees performing sign language interpretation in a K‑12…