ASL Interpreter & Accessibility Coordinator

Harvard University; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Healthcare coverage

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Harvard University’s Department of Linguistics seeks a full-time American Sign Language (ASL) Coordinator to support accessibility, instructional, and programmatic needs of the ASL Program. Reporting to departmental leadership, the ASL Coordinator serves as the primary resource for coordinating and providing interpreting services for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing faculty, staff, and students.

This position coordinates interpreting coverage, assesses needs across academic activities, and

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience as an ASL interpreter.
• Experience in higher education, academic, or research settings as an ASL interpreter.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and coordinating complex schedules.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide signed language interpretation for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing faculty, staff, and students in classrooms, meetings, academic events, and other university-related settings.
• Coordinate and schedule additional ASL interpreters for courses, research meetings, academic presentations, conferences, etc.
• Oversee interpreter preparation by securing and distributing relevant course materials and event information in advance of assignments.
• Educate faculty, staff, and students on interpreter roles, best practices for working with interpreters, and communication accessibility.
• Recruit, maintain, and coordinate a pool of qualified ASL interpreters.
• Process and track invoices for contracted interpreting services.
• Assist with ASL-related events, educational programming, outreach activities, and special projects.

Skills

ASL interpretation

Job description

Harvard University’s Department of Linguistics seeks a full-time American Sign Language (ASL) Coordinator to support accessibility, instructional, and programmatic needs of the ASL Program. Reporting to departmental leadership, the ASL Coordinator serves as the primary resource for coordinating and providing interpreting services for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing faculty, staff, and students.

This position coordinates interpreting coverage, assesses needs across academic activities, and