"Educational Sign Language Interpreter I - III"

Job Number

AP00022P

Position Title

Educational Sign Language Interpreter I - III

Position Type

Non Academic/Non Classified

Starting Date

As Needed - This is to establish a pool for future part-time positions.

Salary Range

AP 7130 Salary Schedule

Salary

Interpreter I $39.00; Interpreter II $47.25; Interpreter III- $56.00

FLSA

Exempt

Location

Main Campus

Department

Communications and Languages (Dept)

Open Date

06/12/2020

Open Until Filled

No

Basic Function/Definition

The incumbent will interpret and/or translate educational and general information exchanged primarily in the educational setting by using manual and oral methods of communication for D/deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students and/or faculty and hearing parties. This is a continuous recruitment to fill part-time, temporary, hourly assignments on an as-needed basis. Departments or divisions will refer to the pool of applicants on file to fill temporary assignments as needed. You will be contacted by the hiring manager should the department or division be interested in scheduling an interview. This position may perform work in any of the following departments: Communications & Languages and Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS).

Essential Duties

• Attend classes lectures, workshops, meetings, and other events as needed with DHH students or faculty to interpret/translate academic and non-academic information.
• Attend classes, guidance sessions, tutoring sessions, and other student activities as needed with DHH students/faculty to interpret/translate academic and non academic information, classroom discussions, and activities as well as ancillary communication which support the college going experience through the use of manual and oral methods of communication for the deaf. Continually assess a student's communication skills in speech, speechreading, sign and fingerspelling in order to adapt effective communication methods based on student's needs.
• Promotes cross-cultural communication through an understanding of the Deaf culture.
• Support full interaction and independence of DHH students.
• Stays current in the field of professional interpreters (i.e., workshops, continuing education units, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience

Education and Experience:
Graduation from high school or GED AND
Completion of an associate degree from an accredited college in a related field of study, or a minimum of twenty (20) units of accredited college-level courses and documentation of continuing education units from a professional interpreting maintenance program.

License Certificates/Credentials

Credentials
Recognized Sign Language certification/ license, certificate of completion from at least one of the following:
1. National Interpreter Certification (NIC);
2. National Association for the Deaf (NAD) level III or above;
3. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certificate of Interpretation (CI)/ Certificate of transliteration (CT)
4. Completion of an Interpreter Training Program (ITP Certificate) from an accredited college.

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of paid experience at the college level interpreting/ transliterating classes of a complex nature.
• Completion of an interpreter training program.

Working Conditions

On ground and/or Online Classroom environments

Position Description

Interpreter I: Evaluated as qualified with a functional range of signed languages; 3+ years experience in higher education; and, awareness of a variety of interpreting models.
Interpreter II: Evaluated as qualified with a proficient range of signed languages; 4+ years experience in higher education; and, ability to apply a variety of interpreting models depending on need.
Interpreter III: Evaluated as qualified with an advanced range of signed languages; 5+ years; Experience in higher education; Ability to apply a variety of interpreting models depending on need; and, current RID, NAD, EIPA 4.0, and/or verified history of providing interpreting services in professional, complex, academic settings

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit a complete online application that includes the items listed.

• Rio Hondo College online application
• Cover Page (one page)
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Complete transcripts of all college/university studies, including degree earned (copies will be accepted). NOTE: Transcripts from multiple colleges/universities may need to be scanned as one document, then uploaded.
  Transcripts must include degree awarded and confer date (please circle conferral date on transcripts). Transcripts without this information and online applications without transcripts will be disqualified.

PAPER APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION MATERIALS SENT VIA MAIL, FAX, OR EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
NOTE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEW INVITATIONS, WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL.