Sign Language Interpreter - Disability Support Services
- Employer
- Chesterfield County Public Schools
- Location
- Midlothian, VA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Nov 02, 2021
- Ref
- 08344
- Job Category
- Teaching, Special Education Teacher, Support Staff, Translator
General Description
Facilitates communication between students, staff and parents who are deaf or hard of hearing and others within the educational environment. Relays information to and from the consumers who are deaf or hard of hearing and others; interprets and transliterates both voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice communication. The employee works with little direct supervision regarding interpretations and transliterations.
Essential Job Functions
Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of deafness (language and culture); of interpretation and transliteration methodologies, practices and auditory trainers; of related state and federal guidelines and the RID Code of Professional Conduct. Fluent in English and American Sign Language. Demonstrated ability to interpret or transliterate simultaneously voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice quickly, accurately and understandably; to quickly determine specific communicative needs of consumers (student, staff, parent, and/or community members). Demonstrated ability to develop positive and effective working relationships with students, teachers, staff, parents and the public; to work independently and to prioritize work schedules.
Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent and minimum Virginia Quality Assurance Screening III certificate, an Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment score of 3.5 along with a passing score on the Written Test or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification.
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, the administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.
Facilitates communication between students, staff and parents who are deaf or hard of hearing and others within the educational environment. Relays information to and from the consumers who are deaf or hard of hearing and others; interprets and transliterates both voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice communication. The employee works with little direct supervision regarding interpretations and transliterations.
Essential Job Functions
- Interprets and transliterates information while conveying the thought, intent, and intended spirit of the message.
- Conveys the content of the message clearly and accurately according to the preferred language modality of the consumer (student, staff, parent and/or community member).
- Promotes appropriate use of interpreters in educational settings.
- Provides interpreting/transliterating services to consumers (student, staff, parent, and/or community members) in a wide variety of settings including but not limited to: classroom, parent-teacher meetings, IEP meetings, after school activities, graduations, concerts and theater performances, administrative meetings and/or trainings.
- Promotes appropriate use of interpreters in educational settings and other venues in which services are rendered.
- Coordinates and plans with school staff for appropriate setting (lighting, angle of viewing, distance, etc) and use of closed captions when possible.
- Plans and prepares for interpreting assignments by reviewing any and all material available related to assignments and acquiring specific vocabulary knowledge needed to interpret/transliterate the source material appropriately.
- Participates in skill development activities and professional growth opportunities to maintain or improve certification.
- Provides support/tutoring to the deaf or hard of hearing student for the purpose of facilitating communication and/or reinforcing classroom objectives.
- Responds to inquiries from administrators, teachers and other staff for the purpose of providing information or referring to appropriate personnel.
- Follows division, department and school policies and procedures and maintains confidentiality.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of deafness (language and culture); of interpretation and transliteration methodologies, practices and auditory trainers; of related state and federal guidelines and the RID Code of Professional Conduct. Fluent in English and American Sign Language. Demonstrated ability to interpret or transliterate simultaneously voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice quickly, accurately and understandably; to quickly determine specific communicative needs of consumers (student, staff, parent, and/or community members). Demonstrated ability to develop positive and effective working relationships with students, teachers, staff, parents and the public; to work independently and to prioritize work schedules.
Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent and minimum Virginia Quality Assurance Screening III certificate, an Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment score of 3.5 along with a passing score on the Written Test or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification.
Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
- State Police Criminal History Investigation
- Child Protective Services ( CPS) Investigation
- Tuberculosis Screening/Test
Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, the administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.