School Interpreter (ASL)
On-siteJacksonville, Florida, United States
EXPIREDJacksonville, Florida, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeAssociates DegreeLarge
Full TimeAssociates DegreeLarge
Job Summary
Conduct accurate sign language interpretation and transliteration between Deaf or Hard of Hearing students and spoken-language individuals across K-12 educational settings. Fluently fingerspell, voice for students, and provide tutoring under teacher supervision while managing environmental factors like lighting and seating. Collaborate regularly with teachers regarding student progress and interpret for extracurricular activities and parent meetings. Requires an Associate of Arts degree, interpreter credential, and one year of community experience. One-year probation applies.
Required Qualifications
- Associate of Arts degree
- Interpreter Training Program (ITP)
- Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.0 credential
- National Interpreter Certification
- One (1) year of experience interpreting within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
- Strong knowledge of English grammar and word vocabulary
- Strong knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) (discourse level), and skill in signing syntactically and to reverse interpret communication of deaf/hard of hearing persons
- Knowledge of a variety of sign language modalities, methods, and techniques, which may include fingerspelling, Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE), American Sign Language (ASL), or other forms of manual communication
- Knowledge of Deafness and Deaf Culture
- Strong syntactical signing skills
- Strong voice interpreting skills
- Strong interpretation/transliteration skills
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to read, write and speak English
- Ability to accept assignments at various schools in performance of duties, in accordance with student and/or District needs
- Ability to analyze data presented orally and/or in written form and to present such data to the student and/or instructor accurately and effectively
- Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with students, instructors, parents and others
- Ability to speak clearly and distinctly when voice interpreting
- Ability to deliver continuous, accurate, receptive, and expressive interpreting
- Ability to maintain mental concentration to work for extended periods of time
- Ability to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and EIPA guidelines for professional conduct
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