Interpreter - Sign Language - NonCertified Job Waco area,Texas USA,Language/Bilingual

Job Title:

Interpreter – Sign Language (Non-Certified)

Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt/At-Will

Reports To: RDSPD Coordinator/Interpreter Services Specialist

Pay Grade/Days: 205/187

Dept./School: Assigned Campuses

Date Revised: October 2017

Position Type: Full-time

Primary Purpose

To interpret instruction and communication, provide equal access between Deaf and Hard of Hearing students/staff and hearing students/staff, and culturally mediate between Hearing and Deaf culture for mutual understood communication.

Qualifications

High school diploma
Working toward certification from the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services (DARS BEI) Basic or above, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), NIC, or Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA) Level 4.0 or above.
Must be certified within 3 years of hire date as acknowledged on the attached “Employee Agreement for Work as an Uncertified Sign Language Interpreter.”
Preferred 60 credits or an associate degree in or related to ASL/English interpretation (as required by DARS BEI).
Passed the TEP (Test of English Proficiency).
Bachelor’s Degree as required by RID.
EIPA 3.5 or higher.

Experience

Experience working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.
Preferred at least 1-2 years working with children in grades PK-12.
Preferred at least 1-2 years working in an educational setting.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Render the message making sure the fidelity of the message is always accurate, always conveying the content and spirit of the speaker using language most readily understood by the student.

The WRDSPD uses and supports the language of the Deaf Community, American Sign Language; interpreters must match the varying communication needs of students and staff.

Study or prepare for class appropriately by meeting with instructor, reading lecture outlines, skimming required readings in textbooks, previewing uncaptioned instructional videos, researching/studying specialized instructional vocabulary.

Relay any concerns or questions concerning interpreting and the student to the classroom teacher and/or Deaf Ed teacher or the Interpreter Services Specialist.

Accept special assignments and participate in extracurricular activities on a volunteer basis when needed, both during school hours and outside school hours with compensation as dictated by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Seek to continue development in American Sign Language skills as well as interpreting skills; participate in professional development workshops whenever possible to maintain certification and improve job performance.

Maintain confidentiality and report necessary student information only to appropriate school district personnel as required by the RID Code of Professional Conduct.

Assume responsibility of tutor after consultation with the Interpreter Services Specialist and classroom teacher, following RID and EIPA Code of Professional Conduct; tutoring cannot take place during classroom instruction.

Assist in providing orientation to deafness for staff and students; have proficient to expert knowledge of Deaf Culture.

Provide the best possible setting for the student who is deaf or hard of hearing through environmental controls such as appropriate dress, placement, distance, and lighting.

Attend meetings as needed with appropriate members of the educational team.

Assist teachers and serve as a resource for teaching sign language to students, staff, parents, and other interested friends or family of students with deaf or hard of hearing, as assigned, during regular working hours; after hours request will be on a voluntary basis with compensation as dictated by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Interpret for staff members with auditory impairment, as appropriate, during regular working hours; after hours assignments will be arranged on a voluntary basis with compensation as dictated by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Perform other duties, such as supervising students during lunch, bathroom breaks, recess and bus times (only in instances when the interpreter is not performing interpreting services) as determined and assigned by WRDSPD Coordinator, Interpreter Services Specialist and/or…