Primary Purpose:

Provide interpreting services for hearing impaired students in a variety of educational settings.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or GED
• Certification through RID or the Texas DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS).

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to interpret in an educational setting
• Knowledge of interpreter role and Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work with hearing impaired students
• Ability to read and interpret documents
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively to groups
• Bilingual preferred

Experience:

• Some experience working with children

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Interpret in educational settings including classrooms, co-curricular activities, school-related programs and meetings, conferences, staff development, and other situations.

• Attend and interpret Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee meetings as needed.

• Tutor hearing impaired students under the direction of classroom teacher.

• Help maintain administrative records and prepare required reports.

• Help manage student behavior. This includes intervening in crisis situations.

• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student’s communication needs.

• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.

  
  

Minimum salary:
$24, 684 waivered
$31,984 certified-basic
$36,143 certied advance
Salary will be based on relevant work experience