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Hourly Sign Language Interpreter (Hourly Interpreter/Realtime Captioner/Computer-Aided Transcriber) - DPRC

SF State University

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Department:
Disability Programs & Resource Center

Appointment Type:
Intermittent

Time Base: 0.01 FTE

Work Schedule:

Intermittent/Hourly

Anticipated Hiring Range: $43/hour - $63/hour

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Coordinator, Sign-Language Interpreters provide communication access sign-language interpreting (SLI) to Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing individuals, including students, faculty, staff, and university guests. Incumbents facilitate communication by using American Sign Language (ASL) to provide sign-to-voice and voice-to-sign transliteration and interpretation services in a wide array of academic settings and public events.

Position Information

• Provide immediate sign-to-voice and voice-to-sign transliteration and interpretation services to Deaf and hard of hearing students, faculty, staff, and guests in settings as assigned. Settings include, but are not limited to the classroom, student-teacher meetings, and/or other academic, instructional, administrative meetings, or public campus events;
• Under general supervision of the Lead Interpreter, apply Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct as appropriate.

Preparatory & Post-Assignment Tasks

• Research technical terminology related to assignment to develop vocabulary in appropriate settings;
• Consult with student, instructor, and/or interpreting team, as necessary; and
• Work with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Coordinator to resolve any issues around access to materials for interpreters and/or the consumer.

Other Duties as Assigned At All Times

• Demonstrate behaviors that are in line with the User Friendly Principles (P530C) and Principles of Conduct for a Multi-Cultural University (P30D);
• Demonstrate safe work practices for oneself, others and the office environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Assignments vary in type and extent of knowledge and abilities in terms of subject matter and vocabulary required, but common requirements include the following knowledge, abilities, and background:

Working knowledge of the process on interpretation; ASL and/or English sign system as required by the student(s) or the assignment; the methods and techniques used in communicating with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing consumers; the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) code of professional conduct; the vocabulary used in the courses to which the Interpreter is assigned; and a demonstrated…