Tlc Team Lead - Interpreter, Educational Sign Language

TLC TEAM LEAD - INTERPRETER, EDUCATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE (JOB ID: 66598)

OFFICE OF SCHOOLS

Traditional 186 work days per year

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $5,500 Stipend

Essential Functions and Objectives:

Transliterates and interprets materials for employees, students and parents with hearing disabilities. Facilitates communication between users and non-users of Sign Language. Observes and provides feedback to Educational Interpreters.

• Provides observation, support, feedback, resources and professional development to meet the specialized needs of Educational Interpreters and Signing Paraprofessionals.
• Transliterates and interprets, using Sign Language, for the Deaf Hard of Hearing (DHH) student.

• Acts as primary substitute for an Educational Interpreter, updates Interpreter schedules, and contacts agency Interpreter substitutes when coverage is needed.

• Provides interpreting and tutoring support to students during general or special education classes, music, testing situations, and medical services.

• Serves as a resource person for sign vocabulary and organizes a database of appropriate strategies to compensate for unknown signs.
• Acts as a part of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team and supports the accommodations and modifications specified, implementing them under the direction of a teacher.

• Under the direction of staff, is responsible for the maintenance and use of specialized equipment and the maintenance of hearing assistive and adaptive technology.

• Collaborates with supervisor and team to develop District policies or guidelines regarding interpreter services.

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  CDE Educational Interpreter Authorization.
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  Experience in American Sign Language and signing exact English.
• Valid driver's license with appropriate insurance and acceptable driving record for the past 3 years.
• Proficiency with computing, telecommunication, and related specialized equipment.
• High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
• Effective communication skills.
• Works collaboratively with others on a team.
• Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines.
• Ability to take responsibility for one’s own performance.
• Thorough knowledge of American Sign Language and Signing Exact English.

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  Minimum Associate's Degree in Interpreting is required.
• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.

Additional Information:

• Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off):http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
• Benefits (including DPS contributions):http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
• Compensation Structures:http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
• Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more atdpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.