Interpreter-Transliterator III

INTERPRETER-TRANSL ITERATOR

Primary Function: Serves as the facilitator of communication between the student with hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.

• Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level III or hold any Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certificate (excluding Certificate of Deaf Interpretation).
• Achieved a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Cued Speech Level III or National Cued Speech Association Cued Speech Transliterator Certificate.
• For providing interpreting services for students requiring oral interpreting, met Virginia Quality Assurance Screening’s minimum requirements for competency on the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Ethics.

• Considerable knowledge of national and state Quality Assurance Cued Speech.
• Considerable knowledge of interpreting services, including oral interpreting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and the general public.

• Interpret/transliterate the teacher's/speaker's message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
• Interpret/transliterate all classroom discussion, conversations, and school assemblies.
• Respect confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments.
• Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need.
• Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary.
• Foster independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when questions arise, encouraging students to obtain class notes and assignments without interpreter assistance.
• Avoid advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into interpreted/transliterated instruction or within the educational assignment.
• Act only as a facilitator of information between the student and educational team members.
• Act so as not to be utilized as an instructor, tutor, or aide in the school setting.
• Strive to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
• Attend professional workshops to stay current in the field.
• Perform other duties as assigned.