Position: Full time Educational Interpreter (Sign Language Interpreter)
Location: Milwaukee, WI (1 building)
Salary: Starting at $35/hour
SIGN ON BONUS: $1000
The Educational Interpreter provides interpreting and support services to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students mainstreamed in the school district.
Job Responsibilities
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Provides expressive and voice interpreting for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students in mainstream classes (this may include American Sign Language, Manually Coded English, Pidgin Signed English, and/or Oral Interpreting).
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Under the supervision of the classroom teacher, provide tutoring services as necessary of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students when it does not interfere with the task of interpreting.
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Assist with the set-up of mote taking services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students when necessary.
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Participate in educational team activities. Activities may include team meetings. parent/teacher conferences, Multidisciplinary Team meetings, and/or informal staffing. Input from the interpreter may involve information regarding communication strategies and progress related to the child's use of the interpreter.
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Serve as a liaison to promote good public relations between the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students, hearing peers, staff, and faculty members.
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Lead or assist in providing in-services to hearing students, staff and parents as requested in regards to sign language.
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Provide interpreting for school functions outside of the classroom, extracurricular activities, and parent meetings when available (Interpreting services provided outside of normal school hours would be compensated accordingly).
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Maintain professional standards as delineated in the Code of Ethics of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
Minimum Qualifications:
Birch Agency offers excellent compensation and benefits including:
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Paid time off
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Medical, dental, long and short term disability
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401K
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Continuing Education Reimbursement
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In addition, we can provide relocation and housing allowance to candidates from out of the area.
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