Deaf and Hard of Hearing Interpreter

Purpose of the Position

The primary function of the Educational Interpreter is to facilitate communication among deaf and hard of hearing students and their hearing peers, teachers, and other personnel involved in a student’s education through interpretation and transliteration. Other educationally related duties may be performed as appropriate when the interpreter is not required to do interpreting.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Must meet ISBE certification requirements.

Ability to interpret and transliterate (expressive and sign-to-voice) at a normal conversation rate. Conceptually Accurate Signed English and American Sign Language Skills required.

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Paid Sick and Personal time
• Paid holidays
• Membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
• Optional 403(b) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

• Climbing: ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Balancing: maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: sustained periods of time.
• Walking: moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing: using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Finger use: picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with the fingers.
• Grasping: applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.
• Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word, conveying detailed instructions accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds, receiving detailed information through oral communication, making fine discriminations for adjustments.
• Repetitive Motions: substantial movements of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Light Work:
  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• Machine Operations: inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. Minimum standard for data and figure analysis, accounting, transcription, computer, extensive reading or visual inspection.

• The worker is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions. Activity occurs inside and outside.

Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Educational Interpreters Association (IEA-NEA).

This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position.