Interpreter (Sign Language)

• Serves as a Sign Language Interpreter within the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Indianapolis Center (IN). Responsible for providing a full range of interpreting/transliterating services for DFAS-IN deaf/hard of hearing (HoH) employees.
• In a team environment coordinates all incoming customer interpreting service requests through emails and phone calls. Schedules blocks of time according to customer requirements and team availability using MS Outlook calendars.
• Provides training to supervisors and staff on Deaf Culture and interpreter services. Looks for process improvement opportunities to better serve customers.
• Interprets/transliterates any conversation meeting training session interview or other requested event. Also may provide oral interpreting to employees who do not use sign language.
• Utilizes skill in a variety of signed languages (i.e. American Sign Language (ASL) Contact Sign and Conceptually Accurate Signed English CASE).

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• This national security position which may require access to classified information requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit .
• Criminal History Inquiries- For some positions criminal history inquiries may not take place before you receive a conditional job offer. Please see Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 for more information on The Fair Chance to Compete Act.
• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.
• Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set at step 1 salary range for their respective grade level.

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- the appropriate foreign language from an English-speaking college or university English from a college or university in the other country or translating or interpreting where English and the foreign language were prerequisites.
Or
Experience in translating interpreting or other work requiring the use of English and the other language; or a combination of work (that required English and the other language) and training at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Service Institute or comparable training. The following are examples of work in the required language that may have provided the required abilities: translator; interpreter; librarian or information specialist required to make abstracts screen index and scan material; intelligence; writer or editor; international organizational work such as the Peace Corps World Bank United Nations business or other organizations; or professor teacher or instructor work at the high school or college level that required use of the foreign language.

Qualifying Experience:
To qualify at the GS-11 your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience including volunteer work and Military service that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.

GS-11 specialized experience is defined as: using the following signed languages to interpret/transliterate conversations meetings training sessions interviews or other less formal meetings: American Sign Language (ASL) Contact Sign and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE); provides oral interpreting services to deaf individuals who do not use sign language. Translate a variety of legal or fiscal material requiring specialized terminology and performs advanced research or confers with authors of the subject matter to become familiar with topics to be discussed.

Testing Provisions Agencies may test applicants for foreign language proficiency on a pass/fail basis prior to appointment. Agencies must document the connection between the level of proficiency required and the duties of the position to be filled. Test material for applicants for the same position or grade level should be equally difficult and should be selected from typical work-related documents. The following are examples of work in the required language that may have provided the required abilities: translator; interpreter; librarian or information specialist required to make abstracts screen index and scan material; intelligence; writer or editor; international organizational work such as the Peace Corps World Bank United Nations business or other organizations; or professor teacher or instructor work at the high school or college level that required use of the foreign language.

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.