Hearing Impaired Interpreter
About The Position
This position is 8 hours/day and 187 days/school year. Position Start Date: August 19, 2026. The Interpreter/Tutor for the Hearing Impaired plays a crucial role in supporting deaf and hard of hearing students. This involves assisting students in both academic and non-academic settings, implementing instructional and behavioral programs under teacher supervision, and facilitating effective communication through interpretation and transliteration. The role also includes monitoring students, participating in meetings, preparing for daily lectures, providing tutoring, and responding to inquiries. The position requires a strong understanding of language development, child development, Deaf Culture, and educational methods, along with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Requirements
- Operating standard office equipment using pertinent software applications
- Follow and successfully complete both written and oral directions
- Preparing and maintaining accurate records
- Basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios
- Read technical information
- Compose a variety of documents
- Facilitate group discussions
- Solve practical problems
- Concepts of grammar and punctuation
- Role of the Educational Interpreter providing clarification of roles to all students and staff
- Language development, child development, Deaf Culture, and educational methods
- Schedule activities
- Gather and/or collate data
- Use job-related equipment
- Flexibility to work with others in a variety of circumstances
- Analyze data utilizing defined but different processes
- Operate equipment using a variety of standardized methods
- Work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups
- Work with a variety of data
- Communicate with diverse groups
- Maintain confidentiality
- Work as part of a team
- Possess sound emotional judgment
- Express oneself through manual communication skills (sign language, expressive, & receptive) at an overall degree appropriate to the level of student
- Job related experience within specialized field is required
- Targeted job related education that meets organization’s prerequisite requirements
- Valid Driver’s License and Evidence of Insurability
- Interpreter Performance Assessment level 3.0 competency
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance
Responsibilities
- Assists deaf and hard of hearing students in academic and non-academic activities, individually or in groups (e.g. classroom instruction, non-captioned movies, tests, library, computer lab, recess, sports, music, assemblies, special events, etc.) for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
- Implements, under the supervision of assigned teacher, instructional/behavioral programs and lesson plans for the purpose of assisting the teacher in improving students' academic and life skill success through a defined course of study.
- Interprets or transliterates all language necessary for student’s education for the purpose of facilitating effective communication.
- Monitors individual students for the purpose of providing assistance as needed and ensuring a safe and positive learning environment.
- Participates in meetings (e.g. staff/faculty inservice, workshops, IEP’s, parent/teacher meetings, etc.) for the purpose of receiving and/or conveying information related to serving the general goals of education to the deaf or hard of hearing.
- Prepares for daily classroom lectures and activities (e.g. set up for speaker, review materials ahead of lectures, etc.) for the purpose of providing a clear understanding and interpretation.
- Provides support/tutoring to the deaf or hard of hearing student for the purpose of facilitating communication and/or reinforcing classroom objectives.
- Responds to inquiries (e.g. parents, teachers, staff, etc.) for the purpose of providing information or referring to appropriate personnel.
- Tutors deaf or hard of hearing students in a variety of subjects for the purpose of supplementing their daily class activities and enhance the learning.
- Assists other personnel, as may be required, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
