<p>Primary Function: Provides interpreting services to elementary through high school level students.  Works with other staff members to ensure students' successful integration into the traditional public-school program.  Provides interpreting services for staff meetings and other events as needed.</p> <p>Typical Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provides interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students as needed.  Accompanies students to class and interprets lectures, lessons, and any other information presented to students during class time in a sign language system familiar to the student [American Sign Language, Signing Exact English (SEE), Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE), etc.].  Sign-to-voice interpreters.  Facilitates communication between the classroom teacher and the student to address needs, concerns, problems, etc. as they arise. </li><li>Prepares students' class time by reviewing books, materials, and other instructional information. </li><li>Under supervision of the teacher, supervisor, and/or counselor, prepares and maintains documentation and records relating to students' progress and developing techniques and strategies to assist students who are experiencing difficulty in the classroom </li><li>Participate in a variety of inter-departmental and intradepartmental meetings for the purpose of exchanging information about students' progress and developing techniques and strategies to assist students who are having trouble in the classroom. </li><li>Participates, as a member of the educational team, in team meetings, in development of the students' Individualized Education Plans, and in student evaluations. </li><li>Attends a variety of workshops, seminars, and presentations for continued educational and professional growth. </li><li>Interprets for staff members and for staff in-service meetings as requested. </li><li>Performs other related duties as requested. </li></ul> <p>Position Requirements:  An associate degree or a Bachelor of Science degree from an interpreter training program is preferred.  EIPA 4.0 or better preferred.  C-Print or CART training is a plus.  Ability to meet the designated level of sign language proficiency within the time frame established by the School's Sign Policy and must possess or can obtain a license from the Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators.   Ability to work well with students, teachers, and other providers of educational services.  </p> <p>Applicants must have satisfactory criminal history, adult and child abuse registry, and sexual offender's registry background checks before hire.</p> <p>Information on Iowa licensing requirements may be found from the Iowa Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators at http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Sign-Language-Interpreters-and-Transliterators.  </p> <p>Work Schedule: Full time school year position.  187 contracted workdays/school year.  Full benefits.  </p> <p>Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree from an interpreter training program.</p>