"DSPS Specialist/ASL Interpreter"

Job Details

DSPS Specialist/ASL Interpreter
Ventura County Community College District

Salary: $82,344.00 - $113,712.00 Annually

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: 2025-00672

Location: Oxnard College (Oxnard CA), CA

Department: Districtwide

Closing: 9/25/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Under the general supervision of an assigned supervisor, a DSPS (Disabled Students Programs and Services)/ASL Interpreter performs a variety of specialized duties involved in the planning, scheduling, and providing of services for students with disabilities; coordinates and implements communication support services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing; serves as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter.

There is currently one full-time (40 hours/week, 12 months/year) vacancy located at Oxnard College.

This recruitment is being conducted to establish a list of eligible candidates that will be used to fill district-wide, current and upcoming, non-bilingual and bilingual, temporary and regular vacancies for the duration of the list, not to exceed one year.

Where You’ll Work

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway. More information about Oxnard College can be found here.

Who We Are

The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD’s three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training; basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves.

Salary Placement

New Employees: Generally, new employees are placed on the first step of the appropriate range of the salary schedule. Current Employees: An employee who is promoted will be placed on the salary step of the new range of the appropriate salary schedule that provides a minimum increase comparable to a one-step increase in salary. New and current employees may be eligible for advanced step placement as outlined in Section 290 - SALARY PLAN in the Rules of the Personnel Commission for Classified Employees.

Representative Duties

• Serve as a technical resource and provide information and assistance to counselors, and other program faculty and staff regarding the needs and characteristics of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Assess communication styles and ASL language acquirement for students who are deaf or hard of hearing; assign hourly staff compatible with the communication styles of the students; respond to and resolve issues related to hourly staff assignments.
• Collaborate with counselors and other program faculty on the development of individual student accommodation plans for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Interpret using ASL in classrooms, labs, tutoring sessions, and counseling appointments for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Assist counselors and other program faculty with outreach, orientation, and specialized registration assistance for students with disabilities.
• Provide information, training, and assistance regarding resources, equipment, supplies, and services available to students who are deaf or hard of hearing; instruct students in the proper operation of specialized software and equipment; arrange for equipment loans.
• Recruit, hire, train, provide work direction to, and evaluate hourly sign language interpreters, captioning providers, readers, tutors, scribes, and note takers; maintain work schedules and identify substitutes, as necessary.
• Provide input and assistance to program faculty, counselors, and administrators regarding the development and implementation of specialized support services, programs, activities, and projects for students with disabilities.
• Enter, retrieve, compile, and organize student data and prepare various reports related to program activities in accordance with State and federal regulations.
• Monitor and track hourly staff and captioning services expenses; maintain current budget information.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, and ethnic communities.
• Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity, and equity-mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment-related outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency AND five years of American Sign Language interpreting experience. OR An associate degree from a recognized college or university AND four years of American Sign Language interpreting experience. OR A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university AND three years of American Sign Language interpreting experience. LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Certification from Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Association of the Deaf (Interpreter Level 3 or above) within six months of hire.