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Substitute Sign Language Interpreter
Substitute Sign Language Interpreters will be called to replace
an absent district Sign Language Interpreter on an as needed basis. The length of assignment may be half or
full day, on a per day basis.
Assignment could be from preschool through high school to work with an
individual student or in a classroom setting pending need. Depending on the assignment the
substitute may be in multiple buildings and/or at different grade levels in a
day, therefore own transportation may be necessary.
Location: Lincoln
Center
Responsibilities:
(1) Provide interpreting and/or transliterating in mainstream classes as
assigned; (2) Provide interpreting and/or transliterating for extracurricular
activities, parent meetings, conferences as needed; (3) Provide tutoring and/or
not taking services for hearing impaired students when necessary and when
interpreting is not needed; (4) Participate in educational team meetings,
including the development and review of progress of the individual educational
plan, providing insight on the status of communication strategies in the mainstream
classroom; (5) Provide information to the classroom teacher, deaf and hearing
students and other staff to maximize benefit of interpreting services; (6) Meet
regularly with classroom teacher and teacher of hearing impaired concerning
communication needs of the students; (7) Participate in professional
improvement activities; (8) Ability to interpreter/transliterate (expressive
and voice) at a normal conversational rate, American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign
English; (9) Ability to interpret/transliterate at the level of the student’s
understanding.
Qualifications:
(1) High School diploma or equivalent; (2) 60 College Credits or Associate
Degree; (3) Current Illinois State Board of Education Sign Language Interpreter
Certificate; either Initial or Standard Certificate is acceptable for
shore-term assignment; (4) For a long-term substitute assignment a Standard
Certificate is required; (5) Ability to pass the paraprofessional basic skills
test administered in the Human Resources Office, 1201 N. Sheridan Road,
Waukegan, IL 60085
Salary: $30.47 per hour
Application Deadline: Candidates must submit an
online application to be received until filled
Only applications received
online will be considered for interviews
Apply: www.wps60.org