Interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Job description
Who We Are:
The Springfield City School District, home to The John Legend Theatre, is seeking a Hearing Intepreter for the 2023-2024 school year. We are a nationally ranked Division I District serving approximately 7,500 Pre-K through grade 12 students, in a vibrant learning community of 17 state of the art buildings in west-central Ohio. The Springfield City School District values the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of our student body, faculty and staff. Our academic and extracurricular aim is to ensure social and emotional learning growth for students with a wealth of opportunity, including a 1:1 initiative and the YouMedia Center, which is a digital learning lab offering students activities such as 3-D printing, graphic design, and videography. We are Wildcats!
As an Interpreter you are required to:
- A High School diploma or equivalent
- A minimum of an Associate's Degree from an approved interpreter training program.
- An Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure (Alternatives to the above qualifications may be found appropriate and acceptable)
- An Educational Aide Certificate or the ability to obtain one
As an Interpreter you will:
- Interprets educational information and casual classroom conversation to and from the hearing impaired student, regular teacher, and regular students
- Uses the mode of communication that best suits the HI student's needs (e.g., Signed Exact English, ASL, Pidgin English, etc)
- Facilitates communication in the regular classroom without counseling, advising, or interjecting personal opinions
- Relates progress and problems with the HI student to the HI teacher periodically
- Assists HI student in taking examinations by interpreting only the test items without explanation
What We Offer:
As a contracted employee, this position works 7.25 hours per day, 190 days per year.
Starting salary is $22.05 per hour
Please note:
The Board of Education is currently working on a new professional agreement. While that is in the works, please refer to the current agreement as to pay and benefits that are in place for the 2022-23 school year.
Salary and other details available online at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1975524/Teamsters__2020-2023_.pdf
All employees receive professional development and excellent competitive benefits!
**This position will start at the beginning of the 2023/2024 school year in August**
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