Translator

• Coordinate and monitor daily and long-term interpreter schedules, assignments, and coverage
• Track requests for sign language interpreting services and communicate assignments, schedule changes, and coverage information
• Maintain records of schedules, assignments, service requests, absences, substitutions, coverage changes, and related departmental information
• Provide interpreting and transliterating services, including voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice communication
• Monitor interpreting services in educational settings to promote professional standards and best practices
• Serve as a resource to interpreters and CCPS personnel regarding requesting, scheduling, and providing interpreting services
• Mentor sign language interpreting interns
• Assist with identifying professional development needs and developing, coordinating, and delivering professional learning
• Maintain confidentiality and follow division, department, school policies, procedures, and the RID Code of Professional Conduct
• Prepare periodic reports regarding scheduling, assignments, service requests, coverage, absenteeism, and service costs
• Use personal computers, communication technology, and general office equipment
• Develop and maintain relationships with external organizations for recruitment, internships, professional development, and program needs
• Work under the direction of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist and provide operational work direction without direct reports

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Senior Sign Language Interpreter

• Interpret and transliterate information while conveying the thought, intent and intended spirit of messages
• Convey messages clearly and accurately according to the consumer’s preferred language modality
• Promote appropriate use of interpreters in educational settings and other service venues
• Provide interpreting/transliterating services in classrooms, parent-teacher meetings, IEP meetings, after-school activities, graduations, concerts, theater performances, administrative meetings and trainings
• Coordinate with school staff regarding lighting, viewing angle, distance and closed captions
• Review assignment materials and acquire specific vocabulary needed for interpretation/transliteration
• Participate in skill development and professional growth activities
• Provide support/tutoring to deaf or hard-of-hearing students to facilitate communication and reinforce classroom objectives
• Respond to inquiries from administrators, teachers and staff
• Follow division, department and school policies and procedures and maintain confidentiality
• Provide periodic reports as requested by the supervisor
• Utilize a personal computer and general office equipment
• Perform other assigned duties

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