Professional Expert - Interpreter Coordinator

Imperial Valley College; Imperial (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Valley College is seeking a Professional Expert - Interpreter Coordinator to coordinate interpreter services for the Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSPS). The role includes matching students with interpreters, arranging captioning, and maintaining records of services and attendance.

Responsibilities include scheduling observations, processing interpreter timesheets, and providing ASL interpreting in classrooms and at events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, sign language or related field with three years of ASL interpreting experience in a post-secondary setting.
• Completion of Interpreter Training Program certification from an accredited institution.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a National Interpreter Certification or California State certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides input on matching students with interpreters based on needs and preferences; arranges for captioning services; rearranges interpreter assignments and calls in outside resources when required to meet service needs.
• Enters and maintains data on D/HH students and their needs; records and tracks student no-shows for arranged interpreting services; prepares warning and termination of service letters to students who have exceeded no-show guidelines.

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, sign language or related field

Completion of Interpreter Training Program certification

Possession of, or ability to obtain, NIC or California State recognized certification

Three years of ASL interpreting experience in post-secondary education

Job description

Professional Expert - Interpreter Coordinator

Salary: $65.00 Hourly

Job Type: Professional Expert

Job Number: PROFEX-CRD

Closing: Continuous

Location: 380 East Aten Road, Imperial, CA

Division: Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSPS)

Representative Duties

• Provides input on matching students with interpreters based on needs and preferences; arranges for captioning services; rearranges interpreter assignments and calls in outside resources when required to meet service needs.
• Enters and maintains data on D/HH students and their needs; records and tracks student "no shows" for arranged interpreting services; prepares warning and termination of service letters to students who have exceeded "no show" guidelines.
• Coordinates the observation schedule for students in the District's ASL/Interpreter training program; arranges for student and faculty permissions and keeps all parties informed regarding observation schedule and processes.
• Performs a variety of administrative tasks; inputs student schedules and absences into the system; enters and processes interpreter timesheets and records of vacations and other absences; processes employment forms; monitors the number of days worked by hourly interpreters in accordance with District employment rules and regulations; makes parking arrangements for short-term employees and outside interpreter resources.
• Performs ASL interpreting services in classroom and laboratory settings, for orientations, counseling appointments, assessment testing, field trips, and sporting events as well as for student-faculty meetings, professional development, employment matters, District ceremonies and other events

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with major course work in education, sign language or a related field and three years of increasingly responsible American Sign Language interpreting experience within a post-secondary educational setting.
• Completion of Interpreter Training Program certification from an accredited institution.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid National Interpreter Certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or California State recognized certification is highly desirable.

Supplemental Information

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED:

• Online IVC application
• Current resume
• Unofficial transcripts and/or certifications

All attachments will be uploaded into the online application. Materials submitted become property of the District and will not be returned, copied, or considered for other openings.

EEO Information

Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff. The applicant must be able to demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position. Desirable Qualifications Prior experience in approaching work and interactions with colleagues and/or students in an equity minded manner. Ability to provide an inclusive and welcoming work/educational environment.

The Imperial Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and will implement a comprehensive program to put those principles into practice. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, political or organizational affiliation, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The District will strive to achieve a workforce that is welcoming to men, women, persons with disabilities and individuals from all ethnic and other groups to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment. Such an environment fosters cooperation, acceptance, democracy and free expression of ideas.