Educational Interpreters

Suggested Job Description

Role of the Interpreters

1. Facilitate communication by following the guidelines of the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) between the administration, teachers and student in an educational setting.

2. Train the student how to utilize an interpreter in an educational setting and advocate for their rights.

3. Inform the school staff about the role of an interpreter.

4. Provide informational about Deaf culture, resources and technology.

Responsibilities

1. Provide sign to voice and voice to sign interpreting, or visible to spoken and spoken to visible interpreting and voice (may include American Sign Language, a form of manually coded English, and/or oral interpreting) for Deaf and hard of hearing students in mainstream classes.

2. Participate in meetings with other members of the educational team dealing with the development and review of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and it related to interpreting.

3. Provide interpreting for situations that are part of the educational program that occur outside of the school environment.

4. Provide interpreting for extracurricular activities and parent meetings as necessary.

5. Provide orientation to deafness and interpreting to hearing students and staff.

6. Provide and accessible learning environment for the deaf student.

7. Prepare for the classroom interpretation by learning the new terminology, technical signs and lesson goals.

8. Maintain confidentiality in regard to interpreting situations.

9. Provide interpreting services for testing as stated in the student's IEP and regulated by the State Education Department.

10. Strive for further knowledge and skills through participation in workshops, professional meetings, interaction with professional colleagues and reading of current literature in the field.