What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jones School-Sign Language Interpreter 1-1 position at Jones Intermediate School?
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Responsible for providing communication access through sign language in a wide range of instructional and extra-curricular activities within an educational program. Since deafblindness is primarily a disability of access, the student will require extensive and novel modifications to the existing educational model. The student must have continual access to information that is otherwise not available, in order to provide equal access. The intervener serves as a bridge to the world for students who are deafblind, which allows the student to develop a sense of trust and security that will enable them to learn.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work under the direction and supervision of the teacher to whom assigned.
- Interpret for students utilizing the students preferred mode of communications.
- Provide interpreting during the school day in academic and non-academic settings.
- Confer with educators to plan for interpreting.
- Demonstrate and understand the educational process of interpreting by receiving training specific to job needs
- To assist students who are deaf or hard of hearing and perform other related duties which benefit the students.
- Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions with individuals unfamiliar with the educational setting.
- Interpret auditory and signed information which includes environmental sounds, teacher instruction, student questions, and peer communication as described in Code of Ethics for Educational Interpreters.
- Attend student’s IEP Team meeting in order to provide information about the student’s communication abilities and needs.
- Serve as a member of the educational team to provide direct support to students with deafblindness as indicated in the students’ Individualized Educational Plan
- Work effectively in close physical proximity to students who are primarily visual and tactile learners.
- Become proficient in the assigned student’s communication methods and strategies.
- Assist staff in teaching academics, daily living and social skills accompany and support the student during community-based instruction.
- Create activities and experiences to complement instructional program and IEP goals
REQUIREMENTS:
Educational Interpreter I must have a minimum Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) score of a 3.3 for educational interpreters or a TECUnit score of a level 2 for cued language transliterators. To maintain employment, the educational interpreter/transliterator must meet the requirements for Educational Interpreter II
within three years of employment. Educational Interpreter I is an entry-level classification.
Educational Interpreter II must have an EIPA score of a 3.5 for educational interpreters or a TECUnit score of a level 3 for cued language transliterators and a minimum of three years of experience in the educational setting. An EIPA score of 3.5 is the new minimum standard requirement.
All the above-listed classifications must now complete 20 hours of professional learning related to interpreting/transliterating annually and hold at least an AA degree in interpreting or a related field.