Job Description
Job title: Sign Language Interpreter (CH)
Company: Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Job description: COMPENSATION: Salary is based on Level of Qualifications. *Please note that the rate of pay will be inclusive of the mandatory 4.5% retirement contribution to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
BENEFITS: Full-time Associates enjoy a robust selection of healthcare benefits including employer paid Life and AD&D insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as three medical plans to choose from including PPO and HMO plans. What's more, CUSD provides a 100% claim reimbursement program for out of pocket expenses (excluding ER services), when an employee is enrolled in our PPO plan and uses our RUSH Healthcare reimbursement program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid and current approval by ISBE as an Educational Sign Language Interpreter as the initial, standard or Master Level
- Ability to interpret in classrooms for related services or other mainstream situations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Demonstrated knowledge of philosophies and purposes of mainstreaming hearing-impaired students; ASL and Signed English; oral support techniques;
- Ability to understand and be able to translate academic language to the cognitive level of the student
- Interpret spoken English at a rate appropriate for expected job performance
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families, team members, and others.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
The Sign Language Interpreter facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students and others; using sign language to convey teacher instruction and intent; assisting students with daily activities; providing voice to sign, sign to voice oral transliterate support; participating as a team member to plan, review and share information; and serving as a resource to other school personnel requiring assistance with hard-of-hearing and deaf person/s.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: * Interprets/transliterates for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and non-signing individuals to allow full access to the school, classes and services.
- Interprets/transliterates (voice to sign, sign to voice, fingerspelling, mouth movements, use of signing space, stress/emphasis of important words, conveys register/emotions, monitors comprehension of signed message, uses appropriate sign choice and scaffolding of language) as indicated in the assigned student's individual education plan and school program.
- Interprets during announcements, assemblies, or other special events as requested.
- Knows to adapt or modify messages/materials to provide students with equal opportunities to demonstrate mastery.
- Monitors individual students for the purpose of providing assistance as needed and ensuring a quiet, safe and positive learning environment.
- Prepares for daily classroom lessons and activities for the purpose of ensuring a clear understanding and interpretation.
- Maintains schedule, routines, and transitions that promote access, communication and learning.
- Adjusts schedule as needed if another interpreter is absent.
- Maintains a sub folder describing assignment to be available to substitute interpreters
- Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect equipment, materials and facilities, but most importantly to maintain student safety at all times.
- Responds to inquiries from administrators, teachers and other staff for the purpose of providing information or referring to appropriate personnel.
- Attends district workshops as directed and participates in training to develop new skills.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Expected salary:
Location: Illinois
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