INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF (DHH) (2 Positions)

JOB SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 601 North E Street • San Bernardino, CA 92415-0020 • Ted Alejandre, County Superintendent INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF (DHH) (2 Positions) SALARY RANGE: $35.
72 to $43.
55 Hourly (Range 86) $750 New Hire Incentive (One-time payment, upon completion of six-month probation, if start date is 6/30/2024 or prior) LENGTH OF SERVICE: 11 Months/180 Days/6.
0 Hours per Day APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open Until Filled LOCATIONS: Various Locations throughout the Desert/Mountain Region POSITION DESCRIPTION The Interpreter for the Deaf assists in the communication and interpreting of information for deaf students, teachers, parents, and others as needed.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Interprets for deaf students; • Interprets for deaf individuals at meetings, conferences, and administrative hearings; • Interprets conversations and instructions for deaf individuals; • Assists teachers with assessments for deaf students; • Attends meetings; • Performs related duties as required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS Skill to interpret for deaf individuals using ASL (American Sign Language); Knowledge of Sign Language, the Deaf Culture and the Code of Ethics as it relates specifically to educational interpreting and other types of interpreting; Ability to communicate effectively in verbal, written and manual communication form, establish and maintain effective working relationships, meet established deadlines, work at a variety of locations; Physical Abilities include sitting for extended periods, talking/hearing, fine manual dexterity, near and far visual acuity/depth perception/color vision/field of vision.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • One (1) year full-time experience using American Sign Language (ASL), preferably working with children.
(Verifiable, supervised experience as a volunteer in a school or related organizational activity may be substituted for the work experience on an equal time basis); • Certification by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or equivalent; - OR - Passage of Level 4 Certification or higher from a California State Approved Interpreter Skills Evaluation Test, i.
e.
, Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment (EIPA), Educational- Sign Skills Evaluation-Interpreter and Receptive (ESSE-I/R) or the National Association of the Deaf/American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (NAD/ACCI) assessment.
If providing Cued Language transliteration, a transliterator shall possess TEC Unit certification or have achieved a score of 4.
0 or above on the EIPA - Cued Speech.
• Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalence of a GED or higher.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS • One year of full-time employment experience in a California school district or County Office of Education.
NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION • Completed Ed-Join Online Application (incomplete application will not be considered.
All fields must be filled in); • Current Résumé; • Copy of Level 4 Interpreter Certification (SEE: Minimum Qualifications for additional options); • One (1) current (signed and dated within 3 years) Letter of Reference.
• Applicants must meet minimum qualifications and attach all necessary materials to online application to qualify as a candidate for interview.
APPLICATION PROCESS: All applications must be submitted through Ed-Join.
Go to the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools website at www.
sbcss.
k12.
ca.
us; click on Human Resources; scroll down then click on “Click Here” to access the EDJOIN website” and attach your online profile to this job posting #.
If you are disabled and need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process, please contact Human Resources at 760 East Brier Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92408 • (909) 386-9561.
This facility is handicapped accessible.
The County Superintendent of Schools recognizes that the County Superintendent of Schools Office has primary responsibility for ensuring that it complies with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
The County Superintendent of Schools does not discriminate on actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnic group identification, race, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, religion, colour, mental or physical disability, age or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.
No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment which is unrelated to the ability to engage in activities involved in the position(s) or program for which the application was made.
State law requires all of our employees to be fingerprinted for the purpose of a confidential background investigation and prohibits the commencement of employment until the background investigation has been completed.
Proof of freedom from active tuberculosis based upon an intra-dermal test must be furnished at time of employment.
Public Law 99-603 (Immigration, Naturalization & Control Act of 1986) requires that all employees hired after November 6, 1986, provide proof of work eligibility.
If hired, please be prepared to present appropriate documentation verifying identity and ability to work legally in the U.
S.
Revised April 2016