1278 Sign Language Interpreter

Northwest Area Education Agency•Sioux City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality, student-centered services through relationships with families, schools, and communities. Our focus is on inspiring learning and changing lives. The agency serves 45,000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10-county area of Northwest Iowa. This role involves interpreting between spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL) or another signed or visual system to support students with IEPs.

Requirements

Licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health

Nice To Haves

Two-year (or more) interpreter training program and/or experience involving extensive contact with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community

Responsibilities

Interpret as delineated by the student's IEP, using the district's communication policy as a guide, including lectures, announcements, discussions, assemblies, etc.
Interpret for school-sponsored functions outside of the classroom during regularly scheduled school hours
Serve as a multidisciplinary team member at IEP meetings.
Assisting with classroom modifications when appropriate, as determined by the IEP, educational team, or in consultation with other direct service personnel
Maintain confidentiality
Seek professional development opportunities and attend district-sponsored professional development opportunities as appropriate
Serve as liaison to promote rapport between general education and deaf education classrooms, students, the school, and the deaf community
Review text, lesson plans, etc. in preparation for the day
Provide sign language instruction in all instructional settings as requested
Provide in-service training to new teachers regarding interpreter roles and responsibilities.
Other duties as assigned