2026-27 Educational Sign Language Interpreter

Special Education - 2026-27 Educational Sign Language Interpreter ================================================================

2026-27 Educational Sign Language Interpreter ---------------------------------------------

Position: Deaf Interpreter Grades: PK-6 Job Number: 0000764013 Start Date: Open Date (02012026) Closing Date: 05302027

ROLE AND PURPOSE To provide signed communication access to spoken language and assist in the implementation of instruction to students who are deaf and hard of hearing in the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma - required or equivalent
• Certification: Interpreter Certification Level (Board for Evaluation of Interpreters BEI or Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment EIPA score of 3.0 or higher)
• Special Knowledge: RID Code of Ethics, fluent in a Sign System (i.e. ASL, SEE, CASE, PSE, pidgin)
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, customer service, telephone etiquette, administration, support, and positive interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

REQUIRED BEI EIPA CERTIFICATION: Must be obtained within one year of employment.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

### I. INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT

• Provide Interpreting or Transliterating using the students preferred sign system
• Reverse interpret students questions and comments orally in English
• Assist students in prescribed activities to help provide individual instruction as directed by the teacher of the deaf
• Provide expanded and additional explanations to the students in order to ensure understanding

### II. SCHOOLORGANIZATION CLIMATE

• Have a working knowledge of district policies and practices that relate to the department
• Follow established schedule - the RDSPD Coordinator and deaf education teacher are responsible for creating the interpreters schedule
• Work cooperatively with principal, curriculum coordinator, special education teachers, support staff, and general education teachers to insure the success of the students
• Maintain professionalism at all times, professional behavior, and with all written and verbal communication

### III. SCHOOLORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT

• Assigned campus location may change during the school year or from one school year to the next due to student need
• Interpreters may be assigned to multiple campuses during one school year
• Provide clerical duties as assigned, including but not limited to copying, faxing, filing, and scanning as related to classroom instruction
• Assist with campus RDSPD duty, bus duty, playground activities, cafeteria duty, and extracurricular activities such as field day programs, assemblies, and similar events in which deaf students are participating
• Provide audiological maintenance and troubleshoot student equipment when amplification is not working

### IV. ADMINISTRATION AND FISCAL

• Help keep classroom orderly and attractive when assigned to deaf education classrooms
• Prepare teaching materials for deaf education teacher during periods not assigned to interpreting

### V. STUDENT MANAGEMENT

• Engage and interact with students that are deaf and hard of hearing at all times, even during downtime from interpreting
• Assist students in prescribed activities to help provide individual instruction as directed by the teacher of the deaf
• Provide assistance in the classroom while following the classroom plan, behavior plan, or BIP of a particular student

### VI. SCHOOLCOMMUNITY RELATIONSM

• Maintain professional standards in regard to student confidentiality and information
• Interpret in various school activities as requested by the deaf education teacher, including PTA meetings, ARDIEP meetings, and faculty meetings
• Promote positive awareness of deafness and its implications in the school and the community

### VII. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Attend professional development regarding sign language interpreting, language development in Deaf children, and professional ethics
• Acquire certification and/or additional certification levels in Educational Interpreting
• Increase skill level in sign systems to be used daily during classroom instruction
• Acquire knowledge of hearing equipment and Ling sounds while assisting the classroom teacher

### VIII. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESS

• Supervise and evaluate student practicum interpreters as requested by the Coordinator of the RDSPD

### IX. MISCELLANEOUS

• Performs other duties as assigned by the RDSPD Coordinator or teacher of the Deaf

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress
• Physical Demands: Moderate standing, occasional kneeling, squatting, bending, and stooping
• Environmental Factors: Tools, equipment used, standard office equipment, computers and peripherals, standard instructional equipment, posture, moderate walking, lifting, regular light lifting and carrying less than 15 pounds
• Duty Days: 183
• Pay Grade: Educational Aide 5

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