Educational Interpreter

Newport News Public Schools; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 34,360 - 48,617; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools is seeking an Educational Interpreter responsible for facilitating communication for Deaf or Hard of Hearing students in various educational settings. The interpreter will utilize American Sign Language to ensure effective communication with peers and teachers while maintaining confidentiality and high professional standards. Applicants must have the proper certification and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Ability to facilitate communication with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
• Maintain high professional standards in interpreting services.
• Establish effective working relationships with students, staff, and parents.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication between students, staff, and peers using American Sign Language.
• Interpret classroom discussions and educational activities accurately and impartially.
• Support independence in students by encouraging them to engage directly with teachers.

Skills

American Sign Language

Communication

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level III

Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification

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Job Summary

Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially. Employee’s performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).

• Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
• Interprets/transliterates the teacher’s/speaker’s message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
• Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies. 4. Respects 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.
• Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter’s assistance.
• Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment.
• Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
• Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities. (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
  
  

Job Summary

Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially. Employee’s performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).

Essential Duties

• Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
• Interprets/transliterates the teacher’s/speaker’s message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
• Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies. 4. Respects 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.
• Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter’s assistance.
• Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment.
• Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
• Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities. (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)
  
  

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And/or Abilities Required)

Personnel providing educational interpreting services for children using sign language shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) Level III, or Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher along with a passing score on the EIPA written test, or possess a current National Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) (excluding Certificate of Deaf Interpretation) as recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing(VDDHH). Personnel who provide interpreting services for children who use sign language and who do not hold the required qualifications shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level II, EIPA 3.0 – 3.4, or its equivalent, as determined by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia. Personnel will have two years from the date of hire to reach the required qualifications. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public. Personnel providing educational interpreting services for children using Cued Speech must have a valid Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level III for Cued Speech or hold a national Transliteration Skills Certificate from the Testing, Evaluation and Certification Unit (TEC Unit) or equivalent recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Personnel who provide interpreting services for children who use Cued Speech and who do not hold the required qualifications shall have a VQAS level I or the equivalent from another state upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia. Personnel to provide Cued Speech hired with a VQAS Level I or the equivalent have three years from the date of hire to reach the required qualification. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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