Deaf Interpreter

Job Title: Deaf Ed Interpreter
Reports to: Director of Special Education/Coordinator of the RDSPD
Dept./School: Special Education
Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Pay Grade: (depends on level of experience and certification)
Date Revised: May 20, 2014
Primary Purpose:
Provide interpreting services for hearing impaired students in a variety of educational settings.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
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/Skills:
Must be 18 years of age
Ability to interpret in a variety of educational settings
Knowledge of interpreter role and the Interpreter Code of Ethics
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work with hearing impaired students
Ability to read and interpret documents
Ability to speak effectively to groups
Ability to interpret/transliterate according to a student's chosen modality
Experience:
Some experience working with children
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional Support

1. Interpret in educational settings including classrooms, co-curricular activities, school-related programs and meetings, conferences, staff development, and other situations.
2. Attend and interpret Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee meetings as needed.
3. Tutor hearing impaired students under the direction of classroom teacher.

Student Management

1. Help manage student behavior. This includes intervening in crisis situation.
2. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's communication needs.
3. Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

Other

1. Maintain confidentiality.
2. Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
3. Regular Attendance
4. To perform any other duties directly related to deaf education students as assigned by the supervisor.
5. Regular Attendance

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Equipment Used:
Copier, personal computer, assistive technology and audiovisual equipment.
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Repetitive hand motion. Maintain emotional control under stress. Moderate stooping, bending, and lifting. Works outside and inside.
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, or 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, Director of Human Resources, 1104 Broad St., Wichita Falls, TX 76301 940-235-1012
Questions regarding posted positions should be addressed to human resources 940-235-1012.