Sign Language Interpreter

Job Summary

Do you love learning something new all the time? The University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking for sign language interpreters to join to our part-time hourly team in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DHH) Services Program. As an employee, you could interpret for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, program participants, and campus visitors. Envision yourself interpreting for classes, trainings, conferences, nationally and internationally known guest speakers, formal platform work, and webinars. The DHH team provides experienced coordination support for services providers for scheduling and to ensure that you have the preparation materials you need to do your best work. In addition, the DHH tech team provides on-call support for remote work assignments.

Schedules and the number of hours requested to work vary per semester depending on scheduling needs for both recurring and one-time events. Most requests are daytime/weekday, and there are occasional evening and weekend needs.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Prepares for interpreting requests by utilizing provided preparation materials, researching outside sources, and communicating with colleagues
• Interprets or transliterates for advanced or technically complex academic content or institutional events that include sensitive or high impact requests utilizing ethical analysis to determine optimal options in interpreting situations
• Provides consultation and answers questions regarding best practices for interpreting and working with deaf individuals for the University community