INTERPRETER, EDUCATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE

STUDENT EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY (SE&O)

Traditional 186 work days per year

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: Please see the DCTA Salary Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GwGSeOg7KimPubM9LE3Rc3qxahOJOhQn/view

E ssential Functions and Objectives:

S upports individuals, teams and/or departments through facilitating and regulating a series of activities and work streams. Carries out specific tasks based on established procedures, to ensure a broader set of priorities and objectives are met. Primary focus on execution of assigned tasks in a specific area of responsibility, with a non-technical scope and a high degree of customer service.

T ransliterates and interprets materials for employees, students and parents with hearing disabilities. Facilitates communication between users and non-users of Sign Language.

- Transliterates and interprets, using Sign Language, for the Deaf Hard of Hearing (DHH) student • Acts as primary substitute for an Educational Interpreter.

- 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.

- Updates Interpreter schedules and contacts agency Interpreter substitutes when coverage is needed.

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

K nowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

- Experience in American Sign Language and Signing Exact English is required.

- CDE Educational Interpreter Authorization is required.

- Valid driver's license with appropriate insurance and acceptable driving record for the past 3 years is required.

- 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.

E ducation Requirements:

- Minimum Associate's Degree in Interpreting is required.

- Bachelor's Degree is preferred.

A dditional 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.

A bout Denver Public Schools:

D enver 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 at dpsk12.org .

D enver 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.