Substitute Sign Language Interpreter

Job Description / Essential Elements

BASIC FUNCTION:
Under the general supervision of an administrator, acts as the communicator between student and teacher when the student uses total communication (e.g., sign language), and interprets test responses, recitations and reports into or from total communication.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This class is distinguished from the Senior Instructional Assistant – Sign Language class by the additional responsibility of using total communication skills (e.g., sign language) to translate and interpret written and spoken educational information or instructions. The Sign Language Interpreter interprets subject matter and educational concepts for deaf and hard of hearing students in mainstream classrooms. The Senior Instructional Assistant – Sign Language functions as a paraprofessional assistant for teachers and deaf and hard of hearing students in special education classrooms.

FUNCTION & DUTIESProvides interpreter services for students in mainstream classes. E

Interprets a wide variety of subject matter and instructional materials into total communication (e.g., sign language) for a teacher or student who does not sign. …