Special Education | 6.25hr Deaf & Hard of Hearing Interpreter @ Harris Elementary School | 2026[...]

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools is seeking an Educational Interpreter to provide voice to sign and sign to voice interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The ideal candidate must hold an EIPA with a minimum score of 3.5 and possess skills in SEE/ASL. Responsibilities include assisting with instructional activities, supporting classroom functions, and ensuring effective communication.

This role requires flexibility, as well as the ability to relate well with students and staff. New employees must complete a probationary period to apply for posted positions.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Ability to interpret using SEE / ASL.
• Minimum EIPA score of 3.5 required.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
• Assist teachers with instructional activities.
• Help students with completing assignments and mobility needs.

Skills

Interpreting using Signing Exact English (SEE) / American Sign Language (ASL)

Flexibility to meet students' needs

Ability to work with special needs students

Education

Graduation from high school

Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA) with minimum score of 3.5

Job description

Job Description

Provide voice to sign and sign to voice interpreting and other support services for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students; provide translating tutorial and instructional support services to meet the needs of deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students.

Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to graduation from high school. Incumbents must be able to interpret using Signing Exact English (SEE) / American Sign Language (ASL) method (receptive and expressive). Must possess an Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA). EIPA must be a minimum score of 3.5 and / or incumbent may hold a certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Inc. Prefer candidate with previous experience working with students with special needs. Candidate must be flexible to meet the changing needs of Deaf/Hard of Hearing students, relate well with students, staff, and parents. Candidate is required by Indiana Department of Education to participate in training to earn a minimum of 36 Professional Growth Points (PGP) every 2 years. Incumbents applying for an Alternative Functional Programs must pass level 1 of the FWCS Sign Language Assessment.

Essential Functions

• Interpret and transliterate for deaf and hard‑of‑hearing students to reinforce and follow‑up instructional concepts in various subject areas utilizing sign language; interpret from spoken language into sign language and from sign language into spoken language; must follow the Indiana State Board of Education Educational Interpreter Code of Ethics.
• Provide interpretation services to facilitate communications among students, faculty, staff, parents and others; utilize appropriate register of the language and intent of the speaker; interpret, explain and assure student understanding of instructional directions.
• Provide expressive and receptive interpretation and transliteration; interpret for classroom activities, meetings, conferences, counseling functions, field trips, assemblies, uncaptioned films, videos, daily announcements and various other events and activities.
• Assist teachers with various instructional activities for individual or small groups of special education students; assist students by answering questions, providing proper examples and other instructional supports.
• Perform a variety of clerical duties in support of classroom activities such as preparing, typing, duplicating and filing instructional materials.
• Provide behavioral supports for students in the classroom and other school facilities according to approved procedures; monitor students' outdoor activities as required; monitor and report progress regarding student behavior.
• Interpret questions, responses, comments, explanations and other communications between students, faculty, staff and others.
• Escort students to and from buses, classes and other locations as assigned; push student wheelchairs; lift students in and out of wheelchairs and other equipment; load and unload students on and off of buses as required.
• Assist students in completing classroom assignments, homework and projects in various subject areas; assist students with handling educational materials; assist students with mobility needs and other self‑care activities as required.
• Confer with students, teachers and administrators concerning instructional functions, interpretation services, educational progress and related issues, needs and activities; participate in the IEP process as assigned.
• Participate in yearly Sign Language Assessment conducted by FWCS Department of Special Education to advancement on the pay scale; attend and participate in various meetings, conferences, trainings and in‑services as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Probationary Period

• New employees must successfully complete their probationary period to be eligible to apply for posted positions.
• Employees must remain in their current position a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days to be eligible to apply for any non‑lateral posted position.
• Current non‑probationary employees may only apply for lateral positions at the end of each school year.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. The employee may be occasionally required to bend at the waist, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will. The incumbent will be required to push, pull, lift and/or carry students weighing 50 pounds or more in wheelchairs as assigned. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.