Educational Interpreter III - Special Needs Section

Educational Interpreter Positions

This posting is being used to fill Educational Interpreter positions that provide services to students at various schools as needed and assigned by the Office of Student Support Services - Special Needs Section. Salary Range: Educational Interpreter III,SR-18: $4,742.00 per month

Examples of Duties

• Use recognized interpreting and/or transliterating skills to facilitate communication between deaf and hard-of-hearing students and others including faculty, staff, administrator, and other students;
• Serve as a liaison to promote positive and cooperative relationships within the school environment;
• Follow classroom schedule with deaf or hard-of-hearing student to interpret classroom activities, including lectures, conversations, films, special projects, and assemblies as dictated by the students' Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and as assigned by students' teacher;
• Facilitate communication on and off campus in emergency situation that include involvement with enforcement officers, child welfare services and other state and city agencies, incident investigations, medical emergencies, last minute request for immediate communication assistance;
• Assist in various meeting with the specific communication needs;
• Schedule, plan, and coordinate staff and contracted interpreters;
• Participate in meetings, workshops and other training activities to keep abreast of current methods and trends in the field; and
• May teach basic sign language to students or staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Basic Education Requirements : Graduation from high school or equivalent; In addition, the following minimum education requirements have been established within the parameters described by the Federal Government's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001.

1) 48 semester credits, baccalaureate level courses, from an accredited institution of higher education recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education. The forty-eight (48) credits may be from various program or academic subject areas. In addition, of the 48 credits from baccalaureate level courses, 3 must have been for math and 3 for English courses; AND (either concurrently or separately) 2) Successful completion of an Educational Interpreter training program, e.g., Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Arts (A.A.) from an accredited institution recognized by the Hawaii Department of Education with specialization in Educational Interpreting; or equivalent.

Experience Requirements : Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amount shown in the table below:

Class Title - Gen Exp (years)** - Spec Exp (years)**

Educational Interpreter III - 1 - 3

*One (1) year of General or Specialized Experience is defined as a school year approximately 180 "teacher duty" days or approximately 38 weeks per year.

General Experience : Progressively responsible work experience in the application of interpreting/transliterating services to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Specialized Experience : Progressively responsible work experience in the application of interpreting/transliterating services to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in an educational setting.

Substitutions Allowed :

Substitution for the Federal NCLB Education Requirements : Successful completion of the ParaPro Assessment provided by the Education Testing Service (ETS) may be substituted for the NCLB related basic education requirements noted in part one (1).

Substitution of Education for Experience : Successful completion of an ASL/Interpreting Program leading to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the General and Specialized Experience requirements for levels I and II. Successful completion of an ASL/Interpreting Program leading to a Master's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the General and Specialized Experience requirements for levels I, II, and III.

Quality of Experience : Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.

Certification Requirement : Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) level 4.0 or higher or; Hawaii Quality Assurance System (HQAS) Interpreter Classification 4 certificate or higher; or National Interpreter Certification, e.g., Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID).

License Requirement : Applicants must possess a valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii.