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Job Title: Sign Language Interpreter
Reports to: Coordinator of the RDS PD Dept.
School: Special Education or State & Federal Programs
Wage Hour Status: Nonexempt
Timesheet: Date Revised September 4, 2019
Primary Purpose:
Provide interpreting services for Deaf or Hard of Hearing parents or WFISD staff for meetings or school events.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid certification as a certified member of or certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or the Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)
Special Knowledge and Skills:
- Must be 18 years of age
- Ability to interpret in a variety of settings
- Knowledge of interpreter role and the Interpreter Code of Ethics
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work with Deaf or Hard of Hearing adults
- Ability to read and interpret documents
- Ability to speak effectively to groups
- Ability to interpret/ transcribe according to a adults chosen modality
Experience:
- Some experience as a community interpreter/provider
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Interpret for school-related programs and meetings, conferences, staff development, and other situations.
- Attend and interpret Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee meetings as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Equipment Used:
Mental Demands:
- Repetitive hand motion.
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Applicants for all positions are considered without regard to:
- Race
- Color
- Sex (including pregnancy)
- National origin
- Religion
- Age
- Disability
- Genetic information
- Veteran or military status
- Any other legally protected status.
Additionally, the district does not discriminate against an applicant who acts to oppose such discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint related to a discriminating employment practice.
The district Title IX Coordinator is:
- Dayna Hardaway
- Executive Director of Human Resources
- 1104 Broad St.
- Wichita Falls, TX 76307
- 940-235-1012
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Wichita Falls Independent School District