What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Interpreter (American Sign Language) position at Northwest Area Education Agency?
Qualifications:
- Licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health
- Two-year (or more) interpreter training program and/or experience involving extensive contact with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community (Preferred)
Job Purpose: Interpret between spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL) or another signed or visual system.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Interpret as delineated by the student's IEP, using the district's communication policy as a guide, including lectures, announcements, discussions, assemblies, etc.
- Interpret for school-sponsored functions outside of the classroom during regularly scheduled school hours
- Serve as a multidisciplinary team member at IEP meetings.
- Assisting with classroom modifications when appropriate, as determined by the IEP, educational team, or in consultation with other direct service personnel;
- Maintain confidentiality;
- Seek professional development opportunities and attend district-sponsored professional development opportunities as appropriate;
- Serve as liaison to promote rapport between general education and deaf education classrooms, students, the school, and the deaf community
- Review text, lesson plans, etc. in preparation for the day;
- Provide sign language instruction in all instructional settings as requested
- Provide in-service training to new teachers regarding interpreter roles and responsibilities.
- Other duties as assigned
