Educational Interpreter - ASL, Early Childhood Special Education

Educational Interpreter - ASL, Early Childhood Special Education

Springfield Public Schools – Springfield, Missouri

Job : 5344246

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 26, 2025

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Educational Interpreter

Department: Early Childhood Special Education Services

Pay Grade: H251

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Assistant Director III – Special Services

Responsible for providing support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for assisting in the instruction of students who are identified as deaf and hard of hearing; providing voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice support; and serving as a resource to other school personnel requiring assistance with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

• Adapt language to clarify classroom work under the direction of the teacher, providing a method to support and/or reinforce lesson plans to assigned students.
• Assess classroom, assembly hall, and other room setups for students identified as deaf/hard of hearing, ensuring proper setup to facilitate learning.
• Attend Education Program meetings with assigned student(s), providing necessary input into the evaluation of students' progress and/or implementing/modifying students' objectives through the conversion of conversation to sign.
• Conduct and participate in in-service meetings, conveying information and upgrading classroom skills necessary for the successful educational process for students identified as deaf/hard of hearing.
• Interpret subject‑specific tests and skill assessments under the guidance of a classroom teacher or resource teacher, evaluating students' language ability and subject knowledge.
• Interpret in meetings and activities with students and other individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing, providing content understanding and communication between voice to sign and sign to voice.
• Interpret to students identified as deaf/hard of hearing, under the supervision of the teacher, in accordance with lesson plans supporting student comprehension and assisting the teacher in improving students' academic success through a defined course of study.
• Maintain a variety of confidential and non‑confidential manual and electronic lists and records documenting activities and/or providing reliable information.
• Monitor student activities in the educational environment under the supervision of certified personnel, providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Provide teachers with input assisting in evaluating student progress and/or student objectives.
• Provide reinforcement of lesson objectives to students, implementing goals for remediation of student deficiencies by the conversion of voice to sign.
• Use adapted classroom work/homework/assessment instruments under the direction of the teacher, providing voice to sign and sign to voice support and/or supporting learning objectives.
• May be asked to collaborate with other interpreters on projects, such as music programs or extracurricular events; this includes discussing goals and interpreting decisions; creating standards for specific things like the Pledge of Allegiance; and other job‑related elements with the team.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

Education and Experience

• Targeted, job‑related education with study in job‑related area.
• Job‑related experience is required.

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements

• Must have and maintain certification through Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
• Must have and maintain licensure through State of Missouri Division of Professional Registration as an Interpreter.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems.
• Knowledge of student behavior management strategies/techniques and ASL or other manual…