Certified Deaf Interpreter

Pay Grade: 5
- Instructional Support- 187 Days

Wage/Hour Status: Nonexempt
Reports to: Director of Special Education
Dept./School: Special Education Dept.

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 interpreter granted by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Must be 18 years of age
Ability to interpret in an educational setting
Knowledge of interpreter role and Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work with hearing impaired students
Ability to read and interpret documents
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively to groups

Experience:
Experience working with children.

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.
4. Help maintain administrative records and prepare required reports.

Student Management

5. Help manage student behavior. This includes intervening in crisis situations.
6. Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's communication needs.
7. Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of assigned students.

Other
8. Maintain confidentiality.
9. Participate in professional development programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
10. Other duties as assigned.
11. Report to work on time and is absent only with good cause.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.

Equipment Used:
Copier, personal computer, and audio visual 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.