Sign Language Interpreter I - Disability Resource Center

AgUpdate; San Luis Obispo (CA); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Cal Poly is seeking a Sign Language Interpreter I for the Disability Resource Center to provide interpreting services for campus events, instructional classes, or related instructional settings, handling standard complexity factors such as subject matter, speed, and the number of consumers served simultaneously.

The interpreter delivers high quality, accurate interpretation within professional standards and makes independent decisions about methods to use for delivery in real-time contexts.

Qualifications

• Ability to hear spoken English and use ASL, Signed English, and/or another manual sign system to effectively generate language.
• Ability to interpret and transliterate between ASL and spoken English across settings (classroom, event, conference).
• Knowledge of RID code of professional conduct.
• Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to establish cooperative relationships with students, faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpreting services for campus events, instructional classes or related instructional settings.
• Make independent interpretation method decisions on-site for effective delivery.
• Deliver high quality, accurate interpretation within professional standards.

Skills

ASL proficiency

Sign language interpretation

Deaf communication

Diversity awareness

Diverse groups

Cooperation with students

Education

Interpreting training

Job description

Sign Language Interpreter I - Disability Resource Center

Job No: 559816

Work Type: Staff

Location: Central California: Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Campus

Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Appointment Type: Temporary, Time Basis: Time Varies, Job Search Category/Discipline: Education Support Professionals, Workplace Type (Exclude Inst Fac): On-site (work in-person at business location)

Job Summary

Under general supervision of the Director of the Disability Resource Center, incumbents in this position provide interpreting services for campus events, instructional classes or related instructional settings and activities involving standard complexity factors such as the type of communication system needed, difficulty of subject matter, speed of interpreting required, and number of consumers served simultaneously.

The position is responsible for delivering high quality, accurate interpretation within the framework of professional standards. The incumbent makes independent decisions at the time of interpretation about the most effective methods to use for the delivery of sign language interpreting services.

Department Summary

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a central service unit within Student Affairs. The DRC consults with the campus community to promote welcoming environments and facilitate equal opportunity for students with disabilities in their academic courses, campus services, and all student programs and activities. The DRC collaborates with students to identify and eliminate potential and real barriers to accessibility by promoting inclusive design, providing reasonable accommodations, and assessing effectiveness.

Key Qualifications

• Ability to hear spoken English and use ASL, Signed English, and/or another manual sign system to effectively generate language.
• Working knowledge of the process of interpretation to convey accurately the register, tone, intent, and content of the consumer's message.
• Ability to interpret and transliterate between both ASL, spoken English and sign systems at a speed required by the assignment, which may involve a variety of settings such as a classroom, event, conference and/or one-on-one meeting.
• Knowledge of the methods and techniques used in communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing consumers.
• Working knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) code of professional conduct.
• Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, faculty, staff.

Education and Experience

Any combination of formal training and relevant documented interpreting experience that demonstrates assurance of the skills appropriate for the level of the assignment(s) is required.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $32.00 - $52.00 Per Hour

Classification Range: $19.37 - $194.60 Per Hour

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.

Cal Poly

Known for its Learn by Doing philosophy, Cal Poly is ranked among the top 10 public universities in the nation. Each year, more than 23,000 top-tier students come to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Solano County to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities, maritime and the built environment. Cal Poly's hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit www.calpoly.edu.

Working Within the California State University System

As part of the California State University, the nation's largest public four-year university system, Cal Poly employees contribute to a broader mission of advancing knowledge, creating opportunity and serving the people of California.

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Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California's Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU's Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Cal Poly is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal Poly, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions. Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.