Educational Interpreter VQAS3
- Employer
- Newport News Public Schools
- Location
- Newport News, VA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Aug 12, 2021
- Ref
- 3700182222
- Job Category
- Support Staff, Translator
Educational Interpreter VQAS3
Newport News Public Schools
12507 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News , VA 23606
Classified - Position - Special Education
Job Number : 3700182222
Start Date :
Open Date : 08/12/2021
Closing Date : 12/31/2021
Job Summary
Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized
knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially. Employee's performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).
Essential Duties
1. Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
2. Interprets/transliterates the teacher's/speaker's message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
3. Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies.
4. Respects confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments.
5. Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need.
6. Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary.
7. Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter's assistance.
8. Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment.
9. Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
10. Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field.
11. Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work.
12. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)
I. Personnel providing educational interpreting services for children using sign language shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) Level III, Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher, or possess a current National Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) (excluding Certificate of Deaf Interpretation) as recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing(VDDHH). II. Personnel who provide interpreting services for children who use sign language or cued speech or cued language and who do not hold the required qualifications shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level I, or its equivalent, as determined by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia. Personnel shall achieve the qualification requirements in two years. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, andthe public.
For a complete job description, please visit: Attachments of full description
Position Control Number : 1406, 1800
Reports To : Principal
Duty Days : 181
Salary Rate Range : $38, 399 - $44, 089
Job Attachment : View Attachment
The Newport News Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, marital status or any other basis prohibited by law. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33, 4-4, and 4-6).
Newport News Public Schools
12507 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News , VA 23606
Classified - Position - Special Education
Job Number : 3700182222
Start Date :
Open Date : 08/12/2021
Closing Date : 12/31/2021
Job Summary
Position is responsible for use of American Sign Language to facilitate communication between students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and their hearing peers, teachers, school staff and other personnel in the school system. The Educational Interpreter works in a variety of settings including (but not limited to) academic classes, field trips, meetings, assemblies, extracurricular or other related activities. The employee applies specialized
knowledge and skills to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication accurately and impartially. Employee's performance is evaluated collaboratively by the Lead Educational Interpreter, designated Special Education Supervisor and Principal(s).
Essential Duties
1. Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate.
2. Interprets/transliterates the teacher's/speaker's message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker.
3. Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies.
4. Respects confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments.
5. Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need.
6. Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary.
7. Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter's assistance.
8. Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment.
9. Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association.
10. Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field.
11. Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work.
12. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)
I. Personnel providing educational interpreting services for children using sign language shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) Level III, Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher, or possess a current National Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) (excluding Certificate of Deaf Interpretation) as recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing(VDDHH). II. Personnel who provide interpreting services for children who use sign language or cued speech or cued language and who do not hold the required qualifications shall have a Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level I, or its equivalent, as determined by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia. Personnel shall achieve the qualification requirements in two years. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, andthe public.
For a complete job description, please visit: Attachments of full description
Position Control Number : 1406, 1800
Reports To : Principal
Duty Days : 181
Salary Rate Range : $38, 399 - $44, 089
Job Attachment : View Attachment
The Newport News Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, marital status or any other basis prohibited by law. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33, 4-4, and 4-6).