JOB TITLE:           DEAF ED. INTERPRETER

SALARY LEVEL:    SALARY SCHEDULE

DEPARTMENT:     INSTRUCTION

REPORTS TO:       SITE PRINCIPAL AND CLASSROOM TEACHER

FLSA STATUS:      NONEXEMPT

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Interpreters must have appropriate certification.  Salary schedule assignment will correspond with certification level.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

1. Provide appropriate communication between the hearing impaired/deaf student(s) and hearing persons in the school (e/g/ teachers, administrators, staff members, peers).  This may include sign language, finger-spelling, and/or voicing.

2. Provide tutoring, assistance, extra explanation, and/or rephrasing for lessons as necessary for clarification of concepts.

3. Become familiar in advance with lesson content, vocabulary, videos, and/or handouts in order to be prepared for communicating/signing appropriate material to the student(s).

4. Assist the classroom teacher with activities and/or equipment related to the student’s needs.  (e.g. hearing aids, auditory training equipment, sound field system, TTY, closed captioning, note-taking, preferential seating.)

5. Provide additional interpreting for special activities or extracurricular activities, with appropriate compensation.

6. Aid other school personnel in understanding the educational needs, communication style, and distinct culture of the deaf.

7. Maintain student confidentiality at all times.

8. Observe and follow policies set by the Board of Education.

9. Attend faculty or team meetings if directed by the building Principal.

10. Attend Speech Therapy sessions - if requested.

11. Assist teacher with classroom activities that may involve the entire classroom.

12. Dress appropriately for classroom activities.

13. Work with small groups.

14. Assist with discipline issues with students under the direction of the classroom teacher.

15. Assist teacher with daily classroom duties (duplicating materials, etc).

16. Perform any other duties as assigned by the principal.