"ASL/English Interpreter - Casual"

Johns Hopkins University seeks an experienced, nationally certified ASL/English Interpreter - Casual. The Interpreter will serve as designated interpreter for a faculty member in the Department of Cognitive Science. This position is responsible for casual/hourly interpreting services and collaboratively supporting and teaming with other interpreters.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides ASL/English transliteration for on-demand and regularly scheduled meetings, talks, classes, and other functions. Assignments may be a combination of recurring and one-time appointments. There may be occasional travel for conferences and invited talks.
• Adheres to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.
• Provides flexibility in scheduling, occasionally accommodating evenings and weekends, and on-call shifts.
• Communicates with appropriate faculty, staff, and students to obtain preparation materials for appointments and shares prep materials with interpreters in a timely manner.
• Maintains records on the use of interpreting services for departmental reporting requirements.
• Stays abreast of best practices in interpreting services and resources.
• Attends trainings to stay current on Designated Client’s research, related vernacular, and working in an academic environment.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of psycholinguistics, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, or a related field is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ethics training and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated evidence of successfully interpreting in a rigorous and fast-paced academic environment.
• Demonstrated experience in accomplishing detailed organizational tasks within established deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• American Sign Language (ASL) fluency.
• Four years related interpreting experience, preferably in post-secondary settings.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Eight plus years of interpreting experience in post-secondary settings.
• Current national certification as ASL/English Interpreter.
• Have and maintain Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) membership (national) and membership in at least one affiliate chapter of RID.

Classified Title: ASL Interpreter

Job Posting Title (Working Title): ASL/English Interpreter - Casual

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE

Starting Salary Range: $75.00 - $90.00 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Mon-Fri; approx 8-16 hr/wk

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Homewood Campus

Department name: Cognitive Science

Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences