Senior Sign Language Interpreter (Flexible-Hour/Year-Round)

State Center Community College District; Reedley (CA); Hybrid; USD 42,554 - 52,335; Full time

Job summary

A community college district in California is seeking a Senior Sign Language Interpreter to provide American Sign Language interpreting services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students, faculty, and staff in various settings. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in education or a related field, a National Interpreter Certification, and at least three years of interpreting experience in educational environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in educational setting required.
• Ability to maintain professional ethics during assignments.
• Sensitivity to diverse student needs and backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide ASL interpreting services for students and staff.
• Consult with faculty to improve interpreting service effectiveness.
• Participate in professional development to enhance skills.

Skills

American Sign Language

Interpreting

Cultural competency

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

National Interpreter Certification

Job description

Overview

Senior Sign Language Interpreter (Flexible-Hour/Year-Round)

Salary: $30.89 - $37.99 Hourly
Location: Districtwide, CA
Job Type: Permanent
Division: DO Personnel Commission
Job Number: 2025CONTSRSLIFHYR
Closing: Continuous

General Purpose

Under general supervision, performs American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting and transliteration services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (D/HH) students, faculty and staff in classrooms and a variety of other settings; and performs related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs ASL interpreting services for D/HH students, faculty and staff in classrooms, laboratories and a variety of settings for orientations, meetings, counseling appointments, assessment testing, field trips, professional development, human resource matters and other college/District events; on a regular basis, responds to revisions in assigned schedules that require interpreting for different courses/disciplines, in different settings and for individuals with differing communication needs and preferences; transliterates course materials and other documents when required.
• Consults with faculty to identify potential problems that could inhibit the effective provision of interpreting services; advises faculty on uses of technology and how to negotiate communications with D/HH students to convey course content; explains student rights and responsibilities in accordance with District rules and regulations.
• Follows appropriate ethical codes and processes for addressing situations observed or experienced in the course of interpreting assignments; advocates for D/HH students and faculty in difficult or stressful situations.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.
• Participates in team interpreting as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in education, communicative disorders/deaf studies, social services or a closely related field, completion of requirements for a National Interpreter Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and at least three years of paid interpreting experience in an educational setting; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

(One year experience equates to twenty-five (25) hours per week in an educational setting based on a 10-month year or twenty-five (25) hours per week in a non-educational setting based on a 12-month year of the required experience)

Licenses, Certificates and Other Requirements

Certain assignments may require a valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program. An active National Interpreter Certification or Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) level 3.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands
Essential and marginal functions may require physical fitness requirements necessary to perform the job functions with or without accommodation, such as the ability to walk rapidly to varied locations throughout the day; stand or sit for prolonged periods, use both hands with dexterity while interpreting, and lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds. The employee must be able to hear at a 20db range or better, with or without hearing aids.

Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use written, oral and ASL communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work with constant interruptions; and interact with District staff, other organizations and the public.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employees generally work under typical classroom conditions, and the noise level is usually quiet. Periodically the noise level may be loud. The employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and near moving equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee may be required to travel to locations other than assigned work site and to adjust to work schedule changes and requirements to work overtime.