Hearings Interpreter

Admin•Howard, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) is seeking Staff Interpreters to provide direct interpreting services to students, families, employees, school resource officer, and visitors in varying situations in American Sign Language (ASL)/English. This is a 12-month, part-time position. The Staff Interpreter will provide interpreting services while working with, but not limited to, students, families, employees, visitors, school resource officer (SRO), members of the public, other state employees, state legislators, etc. in-person at both the MSD campus and off-site locations as well as virtually.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Three years of experience providing formal interpretation and translation services between English and a second language. Formal interpretation services may include documented work as a volunteer interpreter for a nonprofit, human service or faith-based organization.
Candidates may substitute courses from an accredited college or university, on a year-for-year basis, for up to two years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute additional experience interpreting and translating between English and a second language for the required education.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in interpreter/translator classification or interpreter/translator specialty codes in the foreign affairs field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Must meet state licensure requirements to work as an Interpreter.
New hires are subject to a criminal background investigation at their own expense.
Candidates will need to provide three letters of recommendation.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a post-secondary degree program in Interpreter Preparation/Training.
Interpreting certification granted by a national certifying board (RID or NAD).
Working knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct.

Responsibilities

Facilitate communication by interpreting from Sign to Voice and/or from Voice to Sign in a variety of settings (IEPs, board meetings, personnel and administrative matters, staff trainings, parent/teacher conferences, home visits, classroom, school events, social situations, etc.) by conveying the content and spirit of the speaker using the language most readily understood by the person(s) being served.
Perform administrative tasks associated with interpreting related assignments.