Educational Sign Language Interpreter
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Santa Clarita, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The William S. Hart Union High School District located in the northern part of Los Angeles County serves approximately 21000 students in grades seven through twelve in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Under the direction of the Director of Special Education facilitates communication between deaf or hard-of-hearing students or students with a cochlear implant and teachers staff members and peers within an educational environment using any of a variety of manual and verbal communication systems in a highly proficient manner reflecting the effect of the speaker and/or signer.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:Associates degree in a sign language interpreter training program deaf studies or a related area. One year of experience providing sign-to-English (expressive skills) and English-to-sign (receptive skills) interpreting in one or more sign systems/languages. Additional related experience in an academic or similar environment may be substituted for some higher education based on two years of experience for one year of college. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:Candidates must be certified by the national RID or equivalent; in lieu of RID certification or equivalent an educational interpreter must have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA the ESSE-I/R or the NAD/ACCI assessment. If providing Cued Language transliteration a transliterator shall possess TEC Unit certification or have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA Cued California drivers license.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:Associates degree in a sign language interpreter training program deaf studies or a related area. One year of experience providing sign-to-English (expressive skills) and English-to-sign (receptive skills) interpreting in one or more sign systems/languages. Additional related experience in an academic or similar environment may be substituted for some higher education based on two years of experience for one year of college. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:Candidates must be certified by the national RID or equivalent; in lieu of RID certification or equivalent an educational interpreter must have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA the ESSE-I/R or the NAD/ACCI assessment. If providing Cued Language transliteration a transliterator shall possess TEC Unit certification or have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA Cued California drivers license.
About Company
The William S. Hart Union High School District, located in the northern part of Los Angeles County, serves approximately 21,000 students in grades seven through twelve in the Santa Clarita Valley.
