Educational Sign Language Interpreter

To fill current vacancies (see below) and to establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.

To fill current vacancies (see below) and to establish an eligibility list for future vacancies.

30 hours per week Special Education
181 + up to 14 Paid Holidays + Up to 11 Vacation Days
10 hours per week

181 + up to 14 Paid Holidays + Up to 11 Vacation Days

The established eligibility list will remain in effect for SIX (6) months. Please read this job bulletin in its entirety for recruitment and testing information.

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, provide voice to sign and sign to voice interpreting and other support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in a variety of settings to facilitate communications between students, faculty, staff, administrators and others.

Below is a summary of the basic function of the position and scope of responsibilities. For a complete job description (classification specification), including a list of typical duties, and required skills, knowledge and abilities.

Requires an Associate's degree in a sign language interpreter training program, deaf studies or a related area. Requires one year of experience providing sign-to-English (expressive skills) and English-to-sign (receptive skills) interpreting in one or more sign systems/languages. Additional related experience in an academic or similar environment may be substituted for some higher education based on two years of experience for one year of college.

By July 1, 2009 and thereafter, certified by the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

• Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) OR
• Educational Sign Skills Evaluation-Interpreter and Receptive (ESSE-I/R) OR
• National Association of the Deaf/American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (NAD/ACCI) assessment.

Valid California driver’s license.

The examination process may be comprised of multiple choice exam, performance assessment, computer skills exam, or any combination of assessment appropriate to determine technical ability to perform the duties listed in the job description.

Applications will be screened for minimum qualifications. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to criteria that most closely meets the needs of the department, so it is essential that applicants provide as much detail as possible and answer all parts of the application, including work experience and the supplemental questionnaire. If there is a high number of qualified applicants, a comparative screening will be conducted to determine which of the applicants will be selected for invitation to the performance examination and qualification appraisal interview.

Upon qualifying, applicants will be notified by email with further instructions. Applicants must pass the application screening to advance to the performance skills test and the qualification appraisal interview.

Applicants will work through receptive and expressive skill exercises which simulate the tasks that an Education Sign Language Interpreter is expected to perform.

Applicants must pass the performance skills examination to move forward to the next step, (qualifications appraisal interview).

All applicants must achieve a passing score in each part of the examination process in order to be placed on the eligibility list.

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