Signed Language Interpreter SY

Signed Language Interpreter  SY

Rio Rancho Public Schools District Office
- Special Services
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico

• Job : 5707773
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: May 12, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

This job posting is for the  school year

RRPS Special Services Department

190-day contract

Minimum Qualifications

• Current New Mexico Department of Education license.
• Completion of an accredited interpreter training program, or equivalent.
• Three years’ experience as a sign language interpreter. Work experience in a post-secondary educational setting preferred.
• Certification by Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Accurately interpret spoken language to sign language and interpret sign to spoken language for lecture classes, physical education classes, labs, meetings and various assignments as scheduled; follow and give oral and written directions; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for a diverse population; maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Must be skilled in American Sign Language and appropriate forms of manually coded English; may be required to sign for extended periods of time. Must be prepared to sign under various environmental conditions.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Travels in assigned areas of the RRPS District to provide direct services and/or consultation services to school age children who are deaf or hearing impaired, their parents, teachers, and IEP teams.
• Contributes to the development of the IEP with goals, modifications, and learning styles.
• Coordinates with site-based goals and district-wide objectives by recommending appropriate specialized evaluations as needed, such as on-campus orientation and mobility, assistive technology, and adaptive PE as needed.
• Consults and serves as a liaison with diagnosticians, classrooms teachers, students, and parents concerning appropriate evaluations, modifications, and test administration.
• Interpreting all intended messages in the classroom, during social interactions, meetings, or after-school events as decided by the educational team.
• Assists classroom teachers in adapting materials for students with hearing impairment in a wide variety of classroom settings, student ages, and experiences.
• Other responsibilities in addition to interpreting may include: negotiate or mediate language transactions by adding information to clarifying meaning, explain vocabulary, interpret for tests or exams if necessary as determined by the educational team.
• Ensure the safety of all children, including hearing children, and alert staff if potential danger is perceived.
• Conducts in-service and/or trainings for classroom staff, district staff, community organizations or other individuals or groups as assigned by supervisor.
• Provides appropriate instructional classroom activities for students as well as assists in obtaining modified standardized testing materials.
• Under direction, interprets/transliterates spoken language using American Sign Language or other manual sign system, and vice versa, to facilitate communication between hearing and deaf/hard of hearing individuals.
• Interprets audio medical reports as they relate to educational environments.
• Helps arrange physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning and safety of students.
• Accurately interprets lectures, discussions, announcements, conversations, meetings, events, and other spoken word situations into fluent English using manual sign system appropriate for the language and the cultural background of deaf/hard of hearing students and staff.
• Works with faculty and college departments to gain understanding of relevant concepts to better facilitate translation for deaf/hard of hearing students.
• Provides information and orientation to deaf/hard of hearing students in emergency situations.
• Works effectively in teams with other sign language interpreters.
• Maintains certification by completing continuing education units required by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
• Adheres to the RID Code of Professional Conduct.
• May…