Interpreter Level 4-DAYTIME (Hourly)

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

1d • $46 • Onsite

About The Position

To provide sign language interpretation services for students, teachers, and staff that are Deaf or hard of hearing.

Requirements

• Proficiency in American Sign Language, sign language interpreting, and Deaf culture.
• Providing sign language interpreting/transliterating services in classrooms, meetings, student registration, and testing, tutoring, and counseling environments.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Effectively working with multicultural student body.
• One year sign language interpreting work experience or completion of an Interpreter Preparation Program Internship.
• High school diploma or educational equivalent.
• Possess any of the following: State of Texas/BEI Level 4; BEI: Advanced; Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) RID: Advanced; CI and CT.

Nice To Haves

• One year work experience sign language interpreting in a post-secondary educational environment.
• Associate degree or higher.
• Sign language interpreting and transliterating services provided in educational environments.
• Interpreter Services policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of ACC Administrative Rules, Policies and Procedures, and/or Ellucian Colleague software.

Responsibilities

• Provides sign language interpreting services for students, faculty, and staff that are Deaf or hard of hearing.
• Prepares for assignments by reading textbooks; conferring with students, instructors, and/or other interpreters.
• Reports student no shows and class cancellations to the Interpreter Services Office.
• Adheres to the policies and procedures in the Austin Community College (ACC) Interpreter Services Handbook.

Benefits

• Full-time faculty and staff employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED