Interpreters Deaf - Contractor

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Job Description
- Interpreters For The Deaf
- Contractor (260006R5)

Job Description

Interpreters For The Deaf
- Contractor - ( 260006R5 )

Description

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates for the Contracted Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing position. This is a temporary contract position, and the incumbent will interpret spoken or written content into signed content and interpret signed content into spoken or written content. The Contracted Interpreter’s main duties will be to work with Deaf staff in their interactions with other agency staff, clients/consumers, service providers colleagues, community members and other stakeholders.

Interpretation will occur both on location and interpreters may be required to assist with identifying/scheduling freelance interpreter services on a local/regional/statewide level to ensure communication access.

The Department of Mental Health is an agency committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial equity, as well as innovation, transformation, and change. The Department works towards creating a culture of excellence and belonging. Interpreters with diverse backgrounds and individuals from underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

This is a Part-Time, 20-hour position. The schedule will be Tuesday & Thursday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. On Wednesdays, shift hours are variable and subject to scheduled meetings. On the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, hours are split between a remote Microsoft Teams meeting from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM and an afternoon shift from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

On all other Wednesdays, working hours are from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. The scheduled days off will be Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday.

• Directly provide in-person and remote interpreting/transliteration services to agency staff, clients/consumers, providers, employers, and members of the public, as appropriate.
• Provide effective interpretation/translation services, using languages most readily understood by those using these services, for meetings, conversations, training sessions, supervision, interviews, and other requested events.
• Maintain professionalism and professional standards as delineated in the Code of Professional Conduct of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
• Confer with fellow interpreters when working as a team, holding joint responsibility for the message.
• Be proficient with remote conferencing platforms commonly used by Massachusetts state agencies, including Teams, Zoom and Face Time.
• Strive to obtain and review materials prior to providing interpreting services.
• Actively engage in reflective practice with colleagues to ensure best practices in ethical, linguistic, and cultural competencies.
• Continue to stay current on Deaf/hard of hearing topics and technology.
• Share acquired skills and knowledge with other contracted interpreters and Deaf staff locally, regionally and at the Statewide Deaf Services meetings.
• Interpret DMH staff and public announcements, such as those by the Commissioner, when requested and if scheduling permits.
• Interpret at DMH special events when requested in advance and if scheduling permits.
• Under the direction of the Deaf Service Program Coordinator, provide assigned interns with opportunities to observe and practice interpreter skills in the mental health setting; and help train new interpreters in the needs and demands of DMH/Case Management settings.
• Work closely with the Deaf Service Program Coordinator, to:
  • Ensure the MS Outlook calendar is up to date.
  • Schedule appropriate blocks of time for interpreting services following staff requirements…