Job Title
Special Ed: Educational Sign Language Interpreter I | Moore Elementary and Wiley Middle Schools

District Name
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Site/Department Name
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
475 CORPORATE SQUARE DR, WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, 27105

Posted on
Jan 07, 2021,12:01 AM EST

Expiration Date
Aug 16, 2021,11:59 PM EST

Job Description

Educational Sign Language Interpreter I

FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE

The primary function of the Educational Interpreter is to act as a facilitator of communication between the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) student and the educational setting (staff, peers, environment).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides sign language interpretation as documented in the DHH student's IEP

• Interprets communication within the immediate environment, including instruction, announcements, conversations, and environmental noises to the DHH student

• Interprets the DHH student's communication to non-signers

• Ensures that the student has full access to instruction as well as academic and social exchanges in the educational setting

• Interprets within the classroom, on field trips, in specials, and other locations within the educational setting

• Carries out pre-teaching, review, drill and practice, and checking for understanding as directed by the classroom teacher or DHH itinerant teacher

• Works in coordination with regular education teacher and the DHH teacher to convey pertinent information about the student's level of understanding and academic/social performance

• Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or advanced course work

• Earns 30 hours of continuing education credits annually in the area of sign language interpreting or related area

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Skilled in American Sign Language and Signed English.

• Skilled in interpreting both voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice

• Knowledge of Deaf culture

• Ability to simplify language as necessary to match the student's language level

• Ability to address grade level curriculum at the student's language level

• Ability to foster and monitor language and vocabulary development

• Ability to identify and address self-advocacy goals

• Ability to facilitate increasing independence for the student within the educational setting.

• Ability to document student performance regarding language development, self-advocacy skills, level of independence within the educational setting

• Familiarity with listening technology

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion

Job Qualification

Positions currently open at Moore Elementary and Wiley Middle School

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Educational Interpreter I

• Score of 3.0 or higher on the Educational Interpreting Proficiency Assessment (EIPA) or Licensure from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID)

• High School Diploma

When applying, please make sure to include all prior experience in your TeacherMatch Personal Portfolio(Application).