ASL Interpreter

Northwest Indiana Special Education Cooperative; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools is seeking an Interpreter for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students to facilitate communication in general education classrooms and school activities. The role requires experience, professional interpretation skills, and collaboration with teachers and staff to ensure accessible education.

The interpreter will position themselves for effective communication, participate in IEP-related meetings when needed, and support students in extracurricular activities as scheduled during the school

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and transliterate ASL and manually coded English at a normal conversational rate.
• Experience with Sign Language interpretation and transliteration.
• Completion of interpreter preparation program or equivalent preferred; associate degree or higher encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide expressive and voice interpreting for students with hearing impairments in general education classes.
• Arrange the best interpreter location for each class activity to support communication.
• Serve as a liaison between the student with hearing impairment, classmates, instructors and staff.
• Promote integration of deaf/hard-of-hearing students into all class activities.
• Maintain a daily notebook/calendar including assignments and vocabulary notes.

Skills

ASL Interpretation

Transliteration

Signing Exact English

Pidgin Sign English

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree or equivalent preferred

Interpreter preparation program or equivalent

Job description

JOB TITLE: INTERPRETER FOR DEAF/HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM

REPORTS TO: Certified staff member for Deaf/Hard of Hearing or NISEC Administrator

MAJOR FUNCTION: Facilitate communication among hearing impaired students and their hearing peers, the classroom registered staff members, and other personnel in the school system.

REQUIREMENTS:

A. High school diploma

1. Previous interpreting experience
2. Pass NISEC interpreting screening
3. Completion of an interpreter preparation program or equivalent

experience required

1. Ability to interpret and transliterate (expressive and sign-to-spoken English) at a normal conversational rate, American Sign Language, and manually coded English required
2. A minimum of an associate degree or equivalent preferred.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Contract for school year; follow school calendar and school hours where office is located.All other working terms and conditions of employment are established by the Board of Managers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Perform all duties of the interpreter’s functions as required by the NISEC, including:

1. Provide expressive and voice interpreting (may include American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign English and Signing Exact English, a form of manually coded English, and/or oral interpreting) for students with hearing impairments in general education classes at a language level appropriate for the student
2. Arrange the best possible interpreter location to interpret every class activity, including discussion, films, lectures, excursions, questions and answers
3. Serve as a liaison between the student with a hearing impairment, classmates, instructors and the administrative staff by:
   • Encouraging students to work directly with the classroom registered staff member;
   • Refamiliarizing the classroom registered staff member with the role of the interpreter in the classroom, coordinating identification of note takers when appropriate, and encouraging good relationships among the students; and
   • Promoting the integration of students into all class activities
   • Keep a daily notebook/calendar which may include class assignments, a note of material

covered in class, materials and equipment needed for future classes, and specific new

vocabulary

1. Participate in educational team meetings, including the development and review of progress on the IEP, providing insight on the success of communication strategies designed
2. Provide interpreting for extracurricular activities and parent meetings when necessary and when appropriately scheduled during school time.The option of additional interpreting after school is available with compensation.
3. Work cooperatively with other interpreters to assure the interpreter's schedule with students and difficulty of classes is evenly distributed, and providing predetermined breaks for another interpreter
4. Preview movies and/or taped materials to determine if it is closed captioned
5. Assist the registered staff member(s) by providing tutoring for student(s) as deemed necessary
6. Provide instructional tutoring support by obtaining and reviewing all textbooks and supplementary materials required for classwork, developing and reviewing vocabulary lists, using comprehensive note-taking strategies and supplementary study and review sessions
7. Arrive at assigned place on time and stay entire time or until replaced
8. Maintain a working knowledge of the Code of Ethics of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and a general knowledge of the educational process, deafness, and the growth and development of children and language
9. Other duties as assigned

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board of Managers policy on evaluation of confidential personnel.