Educational Interpreter
Category:
Certified Support
Job Function:
Certified Support Staff
Department:
Creekside High
Summary
Provides interpreting and other support service for deaf and hearing-impaired students to facilitate communication among hearing-impaired students and their hearing peers, classroom teachers, and other personnel
Essential Duties
- Interacts in a professional manner with students, parents, and teachers
- Provides services to students, parents, and teachers for conferences according to District policies
- Maintains confidentiality of students and student records
- Works cooperatively with school administrators, teachers, support personnel, parents, and community agencies
- Enforces regulations concerning student conduct and discipline
- Provides required information for substitute interpreters
- Models appropriate use of language: oral, written, and signed
- Demonstrates accurate expressive and voice interpreting
- Adheres to RID Code of Ethics as it applies to the educational setting
- Provides tutoring and/or note-taking services for hearing-impaired students when necessary and when interpreting is not needed
- Complies with conditions as stated in contract
- Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator
Required Education
None required
Certification/Licensure
Must hold a current Georgia Quality Assurance Screening (G-QAS) rating of Level III or higher in both interpreting and transliterating, as approved and maintained by the Georgia Department of Labor/Vocational Rehabilitation Program (DOL/VRGDL/VRP)
and/or documentation of advanced interpreting skills and qualifications through current national certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
and/or documentation of advanced interpreting skills and qualifications through current national certification from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Levels III, IV, or V
and/or documentation of advanced interpreting skills and qualifications through a current Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment (EIPA) rating of Level 3.5 or higher; The EIPA rating cannot be more than 5 years old
Experience Qualifications
0-1 year(s) experience working as a sign language interpreter required
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Must be able to communicate information and ideas effectively to students and staff
- Interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with students, parents, administrators and staff
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
Working Conditions
- Normal office environment
Physical Demands
- Routine physical activity associated with normal office environment
Posting ID:
29412
Nearest Major Market: Atlanta