Interpreter - Sign Language 7 hours/day Southside Elementary Details

Interpreter - Sign Language 7 hours/day Southside Elementary

Lake Pend Oreille School District - Cocolalla, ID

Employment Type : Full-Time

• JobID: 1076
Position Type:
Instructional Support/Interpreter - Sign Language
Date Posted:
8/17/2021
Location:
Southside Elementary
Position Start Date:
09/03/2021
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Interpreter - Sign Language - Southside Elementary - 7 hrs/Day
Students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing need specialized support in achieving their educational goals. You will provide support through interpreting spoken word to sign and sign to spoken word.

LPOSD is well supported by the community, and there are many parents and other community members who regularly volunteer in our schools. Find out more about some of the great things that are happening in our District by visiting our District website.

Row F of Salary Schedule - $15.17-$19.22 per hour; DOE

A full Job Description can be found in the Attachments section below. Documentation of minimum qualifications must be provided in your application materials. Applicants interested in more detail on the qualifications and expectations of an educational interpreter should visit the website of the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind here.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to translate the spoken word into the language of signs at a normal conversational rate using a straight sign language sign system and to reverse
interpret from sign language to the spoken word

• Certification, or ability to obtain certification, as an interpreter through either:
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf OR
• Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment, OR
• National Association of the Deaf
• Experience signing with school-age children

Lake Pend Oreille School District reserves the right to close this position prior to the posted Application Deadline at its discretion.

LPOSD will accord a preference to employment of veterans of the U.S. Armed Services in accord with provisions of Idaho Code 65-503 or its successor. In the event of equal qualifications for an available position, a veteran or family member who qualifies for preference pursuant to Idaho Code 65-503 or its successor will be employed.

LPOSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or the presence of any disability.