Interpreters and Captioners; Temp

Overview

Job Summary — The Interpreter and Real-time Captioner performs duties under the direction of the Director of the Accessible Education Center and the supervision of the Coordinator of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. Interpreters facilitate communication between Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf-Blind, and hearing consumers. Real-time Captioners provide immediate verbatim translation of spoken English into text using court reporting methods, a steno machine, Real-time technology, software, and a laptop computer.

• Provide interpreting services primarily for instructional classes (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) involving standard complexity factors such as the type of communication system needed, difficulty of the subject matter, speed of interpreting required, and number of consumers served simultaneously.
• Support one or more students for an assigned class; assignments may involve serving different students in various classes.
• In addition, assignments will involve team interpreting to provide relief opportunities.
• Utilize court reporting methods to create real-time word-for-word text of spoken English for instructional classes (in-person, hybrid, and virtual) and other curriculum-related assignments.
• Real-time Captioner assignments may involve serving one or more students for an assigned class and serving different students in various classes.

• Knowledge of the process of interpretation; ASL and/or English sign systems as required by the consumer or assignment.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques used in communicating with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing consumers.
• Knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) code of professional conduct and a demonstrated knowledge of Deaf culture.
• Knowledge of educational sign language interpreting techniques and delivery including sign-to-voice/oral presentation.
• Thorough knowledge of special vocabulary and techniques used in interpreting professional and technical subject matter.
• Provide fluent, accurate, and specific translation through knowledge of specific subject matter.
• Ability to pass the interpreter evaluation administered at SJSU.
• Ability to troubleshoot court reporting steno equipment, Real-time software, and computer systems and equipment.
• Ability to adapt interpreting and transliteration skills in a variety of settings such as a classroom, conference, and/or one-on-one meetings.
• Ability to adapt terminology, language, instruction, concepts, theory, and emotion to convey all aspects of teaching modes and experiences to ensure communication access.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive communications with consumers and employees.
• Ability to adapt terminology, language, instruction, concepts, theory, and emotion to convey all aspects of the lecture, teaching material, and experiences.

• Any combination of formal training and relevant documented interpreting experience that demonstrates assurance of the skills appropriate for the assignment level. Typically, sufficient interpreting training or experience requires graduation from an interpreter training program and/or relevant documented interpreting experience. An understanding of academic higher education through attendance at post-secondary educational institutions may be essential to fully comprehend and accurately interpret concepts, language, and vocabulary used in assigned instructional, academic, and/or administrative situations.

• Graduation from a four-year college or university may be essential to provide interpreting services at the level required for the position assignments.
• Two (2) years of relevant documented interpreting experience in a variety of settings is usually needed to perform at the level required for position assignments.
• Certificate of completion of an accredited Interpreter Preparation Program and National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certification is required.

• Formal training in court reporting and steno methods to meet position requirements is required, with graduation from a court reporting school preferred.
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