Education:

Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

Four years experience interpreting for deaf/hard-of-hearing students.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

• Interpreting processes, standards, and techniques;
• Interpreters’ Code of Ethics;
• American Sign Language;
• Recordkeeping principles;
• Training principles;
• Customer service principles;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Providing interpreting services;
• Reviewing and compiling information;
• Facilitating training sessions;
• Maintaining records;
• Providing customer service;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.
• Incumbents may be subject to travel.

License:

Sign Language Interpreter Certification, National Level.