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TERM APPOINTMENT NTE 13 months

INTRODUCTION

This position is located in the Department on Disability Services, Office of Human Capital Administration.

Performs simultaneous interpretation from the spoken word to signed language, predominately in American Sign Language (ASL), for deaf individuals and from the signed language to the spoken word for hearing persons. Interprets with equal facility in both languages, from spoken word or signed language. May translate as well as interpret if proficient in a language other than English.

MAJOR DUTIES

Assess the language needs and style of the deaf person.
Serves as a sign language interpreter in a wide range of settings between deaf/hard of hearing persons and hearing persons who are not familiar with manual communication. Performs interpretations [predominately American Sign Language (ASL)] simultaneously from the spoken word to signed language for the deaf individual and from the signed language to the spoken word for the hearing person. May provide: Contact Sign/Pidgin Signed English (PSE)/Professional PSE, sign-supported speech reading, conceptually accurate Manually Coded English, Tactile (Hand-over-Hand, Tracking, and/or Tactile Fingerspelling), or International Signing if proficient.

May provide written communication for employees and/or clients who are deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing who do not know sign language and/or have developmental issues in addition to being deaf.
Receives and places telephone calls utilizing a specialized telephonic device (TTY) for deaf/hard of hearing persons. Interprets as necessary for voice telephone calls placed by deaf/hard of hearing persons.
Provide services such as Interpreting, Note-Taking, and Reading at loud services.
May serve as a source in the area of deaf culture and assist management in the identification of barriers and to resolve difficult cultural, linguistic, and communicative problems between deaf/hard of hearing persons and hearing persons in the workplace.
May assist in conducting ongoing in-house Sign Language (ASL) instruction for employees. Implements instruction and evaluates the instruction’s effectiveness.
May translate to a language other than English and interpret, as necessary, if proficient.
Performs other duties as assigned.

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Department on Disability Services seeks Interpreter (ASL) - $73k to $94k