Teacher-deaf & Hard of Hearing - Plantation, United States - Broward County Public Schools
Description
POSITION GOAL
To provide interpreting/transliterating services to deaf and hard of hearing students which facilitate communication within an instructional environment ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide interpreting/transliterating services to a student or group of students who are deaf/hard of hearing in the communication mode used by the student(s).
- Provide interpreting/transliterating in one or more education settings including: classroom, assemblies, discipline or counseling sessions, extracurricular activities.
- Provide interpreting/transliterating in receptive or expressive mode for classroom lectures or discussions to facilitate communication between student and teachers or peers; service to include film/video presentations.
- Function as liaison between deaf/hard of hearing students and others in the educational setting.
- Participate as a member of the educational team by attending and offering assistance as requested during conferences or Individual Education Plan meetings.
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism regarding individual student performance and follow school board policies and interpreter code of ethics, concerning all information about students.
- Demonstrate interest in selfimprovement by upgrading interpreting/transliterating skills and increasing general understanding of school policies and affairs.
- Assist with the development, presentation and implementation of inservice programs to improve skills necessary to work effectively with deaf/hard of hearing students.
- Participate successfully in the training programs offered to increase the individual's skill and proficiency related to the assignments.
- Perform and promote all activities in compliance with the equal employment and nondiscrimination policies of The School Board of Broward County, Florida.
- Participate in training programs offered to enhance the individual skills and proficiency related to job responsibilities.
- Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
- Ensure adherence to safety rules and procedures.
- Follow federal and state, as well as School Board policies.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or designee. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Education Development (GED) Testing Program.
- Three (3) years of experience providing interpretive services to the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Evidence of Communication Skills in Manual or Oral or Cued Speech.
- Qualifying Screening, Evaluation, Rating, or
Certifications Measures:
Manual certifications: - Educational Interpreter Evaluation (EIE) or Quality Assurance (QA): Level I - entry level ability 2 Educational Interpreter for Deaf/Hard of Hearing I, II, III, IV (cont.)
SBBC:
MM-087 Level II - intermediate level ability Level III - advanced level ability - Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA): Level - Beginner Level
- Advanced beginner
Cued Speech certifications:
- Cued Language Transliterator National Examination (CLTNCE)
- OR
- Equivalent valid, recognized, and reliable interpreting/transliterating assessment not listed above but currently active.
- Demonstration of a minimum competency level based on performance standards developed by Broward County School District as evidenced by: Panel interview, Code of Ethics situational exercise, Classroom skills interpretive exercise.
- Must be registered for standard certification screening before the end of the initial probationary period (131 days) for continued employment in the position.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Computer skills as required for the position. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Some experience with children who are deaf and hard of hearing preferred.
- Documented rating at or above the following ratings/evaluation instruments:
- EIE or QA
- Level I entry level ability OR
- EIPA
- Level
- Advanced beginner
- Equivalent valid, recognized, and reliable interpreting/transliterating assessment not listed above but currently active.
- Bilingual skills preferred. SIGNIFICANT CONTACTSfrequency, contact, purpose
Works with students who are deaf/hard of hearing to provide interpreting/transliterating in one or more education settings including: classroom, assemblies, discipline or counseling sessions, extra-curricular activities.
Light work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently as needed to move objects.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENTSalary a
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