Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides sign to voice and voice to sign interpreting of communications between students and teachers using American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE), or Signed Exact English (SEE) and Oral Interpreting in a variety of classroom and recreational settings; interpret lessons, educational information and all directives presented by the instructor; Integrates the hearing impaired student into the educational program of the classroom through the use of sign language, finger spelling, speech, reading, writing, gestures, pictures, and other methods; Provides instructional support to the hearing impaired students, as required; Assists students in developing communication skills such as sign language, speech reading, and English; Assists students by interpreting explanations of vocabulary and basic concepts from lessons and readings; takes notes as needed; Reverse interprets by orally responding for the student as needed; Assists the teacher in all communication needs, including the promotion of safety and the encouragement of acceptable behavior and maintenance of discipline; Observes and reports progress of students as required; observes and controls behavior of students according to approved procedures; Assists students by providing proper examples, emotional support, friendly attitude, and general guidance; Confers, as needed, with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet the students' needs; Assists the teacher in providing parents with skills to aid in communicating with their hearing impaired children in support of the classroom instructions; Provides support to the teacher by setting up work areas, displays and exhibits, operating various educational equipment as needed, and distributing and collecting papers and supplies; Assists hearing impaired students become self-reliant. Under the general direction of the Manager of Special Education, acts as an aide and interpreter for hearing impaired students not in an oral speech program and assists students within the students assigned educational environment; facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing students and hearing persons; and performs a variety of duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.