Intermittent ASL Interpreter Apply
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Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indianas communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we dont just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
About the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD):
The Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) is a fully accredited school for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students in nursery school through high school. The Indiana School for the Deaf is accredited by AdvancED Indiana and the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD). It provides services to approximately 342 students enrolled on campus. About 60% of the students live on campus during the academic year. ISD offers a full range of social activities, including sports, clubs, and organizations.
Salary:
This position traditionally starts at $27.29 per hour. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.
Role Overview:
The Interpreter provides ASL interpretive service for students, staff, and guests during normal business hours and occasional after-hours events. You may interpret in classrooms, parent meetings, business meetings, and other functions as needed.
This is an intermittent position. Your hours will vary as need varies.
This position requires that you are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL).
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Provide interpreting services during and after normal business hours as needed.
- Participate in all meetings requiring an interpreter.
- Educate the facility and interested parties on effective and appropriate interpreter use.
- Provide programs/workshops to educate students and staff about interpreters.
- Communicate with the supervisor regarding any issues impacting the provision of interpreting services within the facility.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
What You'll Need for Success:
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Through knowledge of agency-specific Interpreting policies and procedures.
- Ability to adhere to the standard Interpreting Code of Ethics such as those set by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and the Indiana Interpreter Certification Program (IICP).
- Thorough knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL).
- Ability to interpret from ASL to spoken English and from spoken English to ASL effectively.
You must satisfy the following requirements to continue employment:
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) issued national certification. Maintain certifications by attending workshops, seminars and/or training.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel have you the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
