ASL Lab & Instructional Support Technician; Instruction & Classroom Support Technician Cyclic position

Location:Spokane Falls Main Campus Spokane

Department:SFCC Education & Instructional Services

Salary Range: $3,203.20 - $4,300.80 (Based on a 0.80 FTE (32 hours per week))

Starting salary for this position is: $3,203.20 (Monthly)
Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

Spokane Falls Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 6,000 students with liberal arts/transfer and professional technical programs across a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on 09/30/2026. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

JOB SUMMARY

The ASL Lab & Instructional Support Technician provides specialized professional and technical support to the American Sign Language Interpreter Education (ASLIE) program at Spokane Falls Community College. Under general supervision, this position coordinates instructional support activities for the ASLIE lab and program, provides direct student support in ASL, manages course content and instructional materials and coordinates the operational, and technical functions essential to deliver across modalities.

This position requires professional fluency in American Sign Language and serves as a bilingual communication bridge between Deaf and hearing faculty, staff, and students.

As a Deaf professional and native or highly proficient ASL user, this position also serves as a daily language model, cultural resource, and mentor for students preparing to enter the interpreting profession. These language immersion and cultural competency functions are integral to interpreter education and cannot be replicated through technology or general campus support services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lab and Student Support

• Open, monitor, and maintain the ASL Lab; ensure equipment, materials, and space are clean, organized, and ready for daily student use and faculty-directed activities. *
• Provide direct student support in the ASL Lab, including one-on-one and small-group assistance with ASL grammar, vocabulary, receptive and expressive skills, and conversation practice. *
• Serve as a daily Deaf language model and cultural resource, providing students with authentic ASL interaction and reinforcing the cultural competencies essential for future interpreters. *
• Ensure a culturally respectful, accessible, and supportive environment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students and faculty. *

Assessment Coordination

• Coordinate all logistics for EIPA (Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment) written and performance administrations, including scheduling with proctors and building staff, room preparation, technology setup, and post-assessment equipment breakdown; manage 12-15 assessment dates per academic year. *
• Serve as program liaison with the Boys Town National Research Hospital EIPA Workshop Coordinator, managing student registration, workshop dates and deadlines, and group rate contract information. *

Program Application Support

• Coordinate the ASLIE program application process, including organizing prospective student files, distributing application and informational materials, scanning and filing completed applications, verifying applicant video links, and compiling faculty evaluation scores in program spreadsheets. *

Course and Instructional Materials Management

• Maintain, modernize, and manage the ASLIE program's collection of 1,000+ ASL-specific instructional videos; locate, organize, and update file types to ensure compatibility with Canvas and academic visual learning platforms. *
• Maintain and update master course content across 26 ASLIE courses in Canvas, ensuring a cohesive, accessible, and consistent program appearance across face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous online delivery formats. *
• Ensure consistency in course content, assignments, assessments, and learning outcomes…