Hearing Impaired Interpreter, Itinerant

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Alabama; On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery Public Schools seeks an interpreter support professional to assist hearing impaired students in classroom activities and group settings. You will orient students to communication needs, provide tutoring or note-taking, and support staff with IEP implementation.

Required is a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of an interpreter preparation program or equivalent experience, and licensure or permission from the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of interpreter preparation program or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) and/or Signed English at a normal conversational rate.
• Licensed or permitted by the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators.

Responsibilities

• Orients and provides instructional assistance to hearing impaired students for group activities as requested.
• Provide tutoring and/or note taking services for hearing impaired students with the area subject teacher.
• Assist in providing orientations to deafness to hearing students and staff.
• Assist itinerant and classroom teachers with the implementation of IEPs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

ASL proficiency

Interpreting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. High school diploma or equivalent
• 2. Completion of an interpreter preparation program or equivalent experience
• 3. Proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) and/or Signed English at a normal conversational rate
• 4. Licensed or permitted by the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 1. Orients and provides instructional assistance to individuals or small groups of hearing impaired students for group activities such as classroom lectures, group discussions, movies, plays, tapes, speakers, field trips and personal communications involving conversations and other verbal communications as requested and needed.
• 2. Provide tutoring and/or note taking services for the hearing impaired student when necessary in conjunction with the area subject teacher
• 3. Assist in providing orientations to deafness to hearing students and staff
• 4. Assist itinerant and classroom teachers with the implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
• 5. Performs other related duties as assigned

Duty Days:

182

Salary Range:

According to Madison County Schools Salary Schedule. Actual salary will be determined by rank and experience. Current employees with questions regarding step placement on the salary schedule should contact the Personnel Department.

Additional Information:

Please contact the Director of Special Education for any additional inquiries.

The State does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religious preference, marital status, disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. Employees of the District are required to comply with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments.

Alabama school boards are required by state law to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees by using the federal E-Verify program. New employees are required to provide a Social Security number, an unexpired identity document that contains a photograph, and other acceptable documents that establish employment eligibility. In addition to determining whether a new hire is authorized to work in the United States, E-Verify will confirm that the employee's name and Social Security number match.