Educational Sign Language Interpreter

William S. Hart Union High School District
United States, California, Santa Clarita
21380 Centre Pointe Parkway (Show on map)
May 17, 2023
About the Employer Please visit the William S. Hart Union High School District website for a list of current site openings. https://www.hartdistrict.org/apps/pages/opportunities Job Summary Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, facilitates communication between deaf or hard-of-hearing students, or students with a cochlear implant, and teachers, staff members, and peers within an educational environment, using any of a variety of manual and verbal communication systems in a highly proficient manner reflecting the effect of the speaker and/or signer. Requirements / Qualifications EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Associate's degree in a sign language interpreter training program, deaf studies or a related area. One year of experience providing sign-to-English (expressive skills) and English-to-sign (receptive skills) interpreting in one or more sign systems/languages. Additional related experience in an academic or similar environment may be substituted for some higher education based on two years of experience for one year of college. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES: Candidates must be certified by the national RID, or equivalent; in lieu of RID certification or equivalent, an educational interpreter must have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA, the ESSE-I/R, or the NAD/ACCI assessment. If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TECUnit certification or have achieved a score of 4.0 or above on the EIPA - Cued Speech. Valid California driver's license. Comments and Other Information Please refer to the job opportunity announcement on our website, www.hartdistrict.org (Job Opportunities/Classified), for complete information.