Part-Time Intensive Needs Support- American Sign Language Interpreter

2024-2025 School Year Job Posting Part Time Intensive Needs Support Staff, as Educational Interpreter for American Sign Language to English At WSESU, we are committed to engaging hearts and minds for a limitless future - where students want to learn, staff want to work, and families want to live. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and strive to be a place where everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We are actively seeking to create a more diverse institutional culture because teams are stronger and more innovative with different perspectives and experiences. Summary: The Educational Interpreter provides interpretation to students who are deaf/hard of hearing/ deafblind, who receive all or part of their education in mainstream educational settings. The educational interpreter’s primary function is to facilitate communication between the deaf student, their hearing peers, the classroom teacher, and other educational staff. Other job requirements may include support (under the supervision of the classroom teacher or TOD), pre-teaching signs and concepts related to unit vocabulary, and test reading. Educational Interpreters are support staff members and are encouraged to participate in meetings with the student’s IEP team. Qualifications: • A degree from an interpreter training program, or an EIPA score of a 4.0 or greater • Demonstration of sufficient linguistic fluency and cognitive flexibility to pass the V screening process • Advanced cultural knowledge of the Deaf community • Use ethical judgment in making decisions in accordance with the NAIE code of professional conduct • Interpreters must have the knowledge and experience to pass the Educational Interpreter Proficiency Assessment (EIPA) with a 4.0 or greater • Ability to work in a fast-paced setting • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently • Knowledge, sensitivity, and ability to bridge ethnic values, cultural beliefs and behaviors • Ability to work with diverse populations from various cultural/economic backgrounds and age groups Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Interpreting assignments can range from but are not limited to administrative meetings, student and parent conferences, educational mainstreaming, in-services, mental health situations, IEP/ ISP meetings, guest lectures, field trips, performing arts, and formal ceremonies • Maintain professional growth and certification • Participate in all in-service and staff development activities, as appropriate 105 Main Street, Suite 200 • Windsor, Vermont 05089 Phone (802) 674-2144 • Fax (802) 674-6357 Physical Requirements: • Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice • The ability to perform self-care and recognize potential repetitive strain injury due to continual movement is required WSESU is a diverse community of learners where: ● Every learner has the potential to be a leader ● Students have a strong voice in shaping their school experiences ● Learning is personal, connected, and relevant ● High expectations exist in caring, nurturing environments ● Individuals grow into larger communities, while also broadening a sense of self ● Positive relationships define the interactions between school and the community ● Students get better at making decisions by making decisions ● Everyone is able to bring their full selves to the learning experience We encourage women, people of the global majority, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and individuals from diverse lived experiences and backgrounds to apply. Please apply on SchoolSpring.com or send a cover letter, resume, three names and contact information of references, transcripts, and above mentioned credentials to: Katie Ahern 105 Main St, Suite 200 Windsor, VT 05089 katie.ahern@wsesu.net EOE