ASL Interpreter
About The Position
WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. Our Guiding Principles: Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve. Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery. Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do. Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship. Position Summary: Provide American sign language (ASL) interpretation for clinicians, people we serve, and staff for WellPower in various settings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience of ASL interpretation.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Deaf culture.
- Must have RID CI/CT, NIC or BEI certification or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with non-profit organizations, mental health or healthcare is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides ASL interpretation during various virtual and in-person meetings, conferences, trainings, and therapeutic interactions (counseling, case management) for clinical staff and the people we serve.
- Maintain adherence to the RID and NCIHC codes of professional conduct and the role of the interpreter.
- Serve as advocate and liaison between the Deaf, hard of hearing and Deaf/Blind communities and hearing providers.
- Collaborate with Impact & Engagement department to provide ideas and feedback on how to make all services inclusive for the Deaf, hard of hearing and Deafblind people we serve and staff.
- Work with providers who do not sign on best practices to ensure an inclusive and equitable experience for the Deaf, hard of hearing and Deafblind people we serve.
- Assist the Language Services Manager with trainings specific to the Deaf, hard of hearing and Deafblind community.
- Serve as back up interpreter scheduler, when needed.
- Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
