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Summary of Scope of Classification
This class is accountable for facilitating communication between deaf/hard of hearing students and others by interpreting in educational settings. Participates as a member of the educational team serving these students.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of;
- American Sign Language (ASL), Pigeon Sign English (PSE), Spoken English, and Minimal Language Signing modes;
- child development.
- Skilled in:
- ASL;
- customer service;
- problem-solving;
- effective time management and prioritization
- Considerable ability to:
- communicate effectively, listening, oral, and written;
- establish rapport with others and to interact effectively with persons having a wide variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds;
- handle multiple issues simultaneously;
- work independently and as an effective team member;
- Ability to:
- take a visual language and interpret it into English structural sentences, and the reverse;
- process signs while simultaneously voice interpreting;
- Interpret at an educational level and language mode appropriate to each individual;
- give priority for facilitating communication of deaf/hard of hearing students within a hearing environment in both the spoken word into sign language, and voice interpreting sign language into English;
- be prompt, responsible and dependable;
- use computer software applications to accomplish work tasks.
Essential Functions
- Utilizes current methods of interpreting to best serve deaf/hard of hearing students, staff and deaf parents with their communication needs;
- Interprets spoken English into sign language for all communication in a school day, such as classroom, lectures, lab or other educational settings where conversations between deaf/hard of hearing students and anyone else are taking place;
- Takes notes for students in various educational settings. Prepares lecture notes, ensuring accurate interpretation;
- Previews videotapes, PowerPoint and other media presentations in preparation for interpreting for deaf/hard of hearing students;
- Interprets at student orientation sessions, various meetings and activities between students and student groups and staff. Also interprets at IEP meetings;
- Meets regularly with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher regarding the progress of individual students. Works closely with team teachers to ensure that accommodations are made for students;
- Receives some work direction from licensed staff, including Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher;
- Attends mentoring sessions with an assigned mentor and/or attends staff development sessions to maintain and upgrade skills;
- As a member of the educational team, performs other related duties such as tutoring, job coaching, copying materials, driving and other duties necessary to facilitate the students’ education;
- Other duties as assigned.
- All employees should regard coming to work on time, working as scheduled, and leaving at the end of the workday as an essential function of their job.
Requirements
Education and Experience Requirements
- Must have completed a training program affiliated with a state accredited educational institution.
- Experience as an interpreter in a variety of situations involving the deaf/hard of hearing.
Licensure Requirements
- To qualify as a sign language interpreter/transliterator, a person must hold:
- An interpreter and/or transliterator certificate awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID); or
- A general level of proficiency certificate at a level 3 awarded by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD); or
- Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) at the 4.0 level.
- To qualify as a cued speech transliterator, a person shall hold a current applicable transliterator certificate awarded by Testing, Evaluation and Certification Unit, Inc. (TECUnit).
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