SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER/TUTOR

Danbury Public Schools CT; United States; On-site; USD 27,900 - 34,100; Full time

Job summary

Danbury Public Schools CT is seeking an Educational Interpreter to provide interpreting and transliteration services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Responsibilities include interpreting classroom activities, collaborating with staff on accommodations, and preparing for assignments through material review. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Sign-Language Interpretation and RID certification. The position offers an annual salary of $31,000 with benefits over a 184-day work year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Sign-Language Interpretation/Transliteration or equivalent preferred.
• National certification from Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) preferred.
• Associate's Degree in Sign Language Interpretation/Transliteration as minimum qualification.
• Education Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret/transliterate auditory information for deaf/hard-of-hearing students.
• Collaborate with staff on accommodations and modifications.
• Prepare for assignments by reviewing relevant materials.
• Adhere to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.

Skills

Manual and oral transliteration and interpretation

Communication facilitation

Collaboration with educational teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Sign-Language Interpretation/Transliteration

Associate's Degree in Sign Language Interpretation/Transliteration

Job description

Job Scope

To provide educational interpreting and transliteration for deaf/hard-of-hearing students and their peers, teachers, staff and administrative personnel in the educational setting.

Performance Responsibilities

• Interprets/transliterates all auditory information presented so students who are deaf or hard of hearing may participate in classroom and extracurricular activities.
• Performs voice interpreting/transliterating by verbalizing messages from students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Provides appropriate and accurate language modeling for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Facilitates communication for all participants in a wide variety of settings.
• Collaborates with school staff on environmental or programmatic accommodations and modifications.
• Works as a part of the instructional team with general and special education teachers, support service providers, itinerant or resource teacher, and administrators.
• Meets with classroom teachers and others to discuss issues related to the communication needs of the student, IEP goals and other program issues on a regular basis.
• Prepares for interpreting/transliterating assignments by reviewing content area textbooks, student's materials, lesson plans, outlines and other resources provided by the teacher(s).
• Upholds the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct and the EIPA Guidelines of Professional Conduct for Educational Interpreters emphasizing the required confidentiality of student information.
• Performs other related duties as required, i.e., tutoring, under the direction of a teacher.
• Continues professional development by attending interpreting workshops, involvement in the Deaf community and professional organizations.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Has the knowledge and possesses the ability to provide manual and oral transliteration and interpretation in the educational setting.

Qualifications

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Sign-Language Interpretation/Transliteration or equivalent.
• National certification from Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).

Minimum

• Associate's Degree in Sign Language Interpretation/Transliteration.
• Education Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher.
• Continuing education to meet the preferred qualifications such as Sign Language Interpreting workshops and/or college credit hours.

Terms Of Employment

• 184 day work year (184 student days and 4 professional development day).
• $31,000 annual salary with benefits; non-union.