Qualifications:
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Licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health
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Two-year (or more) interpreter training program and/or experience involving extensive contact with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community (Preferred)
Job Purpose: Interpret between spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL) or another signed or visual system.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
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Interpret as delineated by the student's IEP, using the district's communication policy as a guide, including lectures, announcements, discussions, assemblies, etc.
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Interpret for school-sponsored functions outside of the classroom during regularly scheduled school hours
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Serve as a multidisciplinary team member at IEP meetings.
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Assisting with classroom modifications when appropriate, as determined by the IEP, educational team, or in consultation with other direct service personnel;
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Maintain confidentiality;
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Seek professional development opportunities and attend district-sponsored professional development opportunities as appropriate;
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Serve as liaison to promote rapport between general education and deaf education classrooms, students, the school, and the deaf community
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Review text, lesson plans, etc. in preparation for the day;
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Provide sign language instruction in all instructional settings as requested
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Provide in-service training to new teachers regarding interpreter roles and responsibilities.
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Other duties as assigned
