Educational Interpreter for the Deaf

Forest, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Interpreter

Terms of Employment: 185 Days

Pay Grade: 120

Job Summary:

The purpose of this job is to assist classroom teachers and the Teacher of the Hearing Impaired to ensure that they are providing the information to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Essential Duties

Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student who is deaf/hard of hearing staff students and others as appropriate.
Provides classroom assistance which may include repetition of directions or materials monitoring comprehension and redirecting to classroom teacher for reteaching.
Learns signs for special vocabulary prior to need.
Works with classroom teachers to help find different strategies of presenting information to the deaf/hard of hearing student.
Monitors classroom videos to ensure they are properly captioned if not adding captions to the videos.
Performs related work as required.

Minimum Education and Experience Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certified interpreter.

National Interpreter Certification (NIC) a National Certificate in Interpreting (CI) Certificate in Transliterating (CT) or in both (CSC comprehensive skills certificate).

Must possess and maintain a valid state drivers license with an acceptable driving history.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone to enter data into a computer and to perform required tasks; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to lift 25 to 50 pounds; to bend to stoop to sit on the floor to climb stairs to walk and to reach overhead.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

None.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

Bedford County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Bedford County Schools to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor. Bedford County Schools reserves the right to update revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.

Job Title: InterpreterTerms of Employment: 185 DaysPay Grade: 120Job Summary:The purpose of this job is to assist classroom teachers and the Teacher of the Hearing Impaired to ensure that they are providing the information to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.Essential DutiesActs as the fac...