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Newport News Public Schools · 4 months ago

Educational Interpreter

Newport News, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Newport News Public Schools is seeking an Educational Interpreter to facilitate communication for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The role involves interpreting classroom discussions and fostering independence among students while maintaining professional standards.

EducationHigher EducationTraining

Responsibilities

Acts as the facilitator of communication between the student with deafness/hearing impairment, school staff, fellow students, and others as appropriate

Interprets/transliterates the teacher’s/speaker’s message, conveying the content and spirit of the speaker

Interprets/transliterates all classroom discussions, conversations, and school assemblies

Respects confidentiality in all areas of interpreting/transliterating assignments

Learns signs and/or cues for special vocabulary prior to need

Conferences with students to discuss new signs and/or cues for special class related vocabulary

Fosters independence in students by directing the student to the teacher when the student has questions, and by encouraging the student to get class notes and assignments without the interpreter’s assistance

Avoids advising, counseling, or interjecting personal opinions into the interpreted instruction or within the educational assignment

Strives to maintain high professional standards in compliance with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or National Cued Speech Association

Strives to further their knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues, and a reading of current literature in the field

Maintains prompt and regular attendance at work

Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities

Qualification

American Sign LanguageVirginia Quality Assurance Screening Level IIIEducational Interpreter Performance AssessmentNational Certification from RIDEffective communicationInterpersonal skills

Required

Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) Level III, or Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 3.5 or higher along with a passing score on the EIPA written test, or possess a current National Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) (excluding Certificate of Deaf Interpretation) as recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)

Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level II, EIPA 3.0 – 3.4, or its equivalent, as determined by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public

Valid Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Level III for Cued Speech or hold a national Transliteration Skills Certificate from the Testing, Evaluation and Certification Unit (TEC Unit) or equivalent recognized by the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

VQAS level I or the equivalent from another state upon hiring date in any local educational agency in Virginia for those providing interpreting services for children who use Cued Speech

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public