Salary: $20.78 - $46.35 Hourly
Location : All Schools, VA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 03366
Department: SPED Department
Opening Date: 11/20/2024
Description ** This position requires flexible hours to include evenings and weekends **GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsible for ensuring effective communications between all parties including faculty, staff and students, which includes simultaneous voice interpreting for some individuals and simultaneous or consecutive sign interpreting for others.
Qualifications: KSA's, EducationKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Knowledge of working with students who have additional physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Able to work with people who are unfamiliar with working with deaf or hard of hearing students. Able to work with people who are uninformed regarding the use of an interpreter.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:High School diploma required. Four year degree from an Interpreter Training Program or a major in the field of Deafness is preferred. Level III VQAS (Virginia Quality Assurance Screening) or above (scale I-IV). RID National Certification, CI/CT preferred. Two years of experience as a sign language interpreter, preferably in the educational setting.
A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Terms of EmploymentLOCATION: Assigned School
WORK SCHEDULE: Hourly- (could include evening and weekend hours)
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Assigned School Administrator
PAYGRADE: 12
SALARY SCALE: Uniform
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/DIRECT/INDIRECT REPORTS: None
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
Physical requirements and DisclaimerPHYSICAL CONDITIONS:Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal. Frequent walking, standing, lifting up to 50 pounds unassisted, and other physical activities are required. Movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices may be required. Occasional lifting of equipment such as audio-visuals, regular stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching and significant pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions are also required. Required to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to a, personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine. Attendance to meetings outside the normal duty hours is often required. Interpreters are prone to developing Repetitive Motion injuries due to excessive wrist, arm and shoulder movements. May require standing for long periods of time.
Rev 11/2016/ Rev.87/06
Hanover County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, management and administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.
Please visit https://hcps.us/departments/human_resources/benefits___compensation for more information on our competitive benefits package. If you have further questions about your benefit status, please contact your recruiter.
The Hanover County School Board does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, disability or national origin in its employment practices or educational programs and activities. The Director for Special Education is designated as coordinator for non-discrimination for access to and implementation of programs under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources is designated as coordinator for non-discrimination regarding personnel matters under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To contact Hanover County Public Schools by phone, you may call (804) 365-4500.
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CERTIFICATION -- Do you have Level III VQAS (Virginia Quality Assurance Screening) or above (scale I-V), RID National Certification, or CI/CT?
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