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Qualifications:

• Current permit or license issued by Alabama Licensure Board required. Associate degree desired.
• Completion of an interpreter preparation program or equivalent experience.
• Ability to interpret/transliterate (expressive and voice) at a normal conversational rate. Possess skills in Signing Exact English.
• Ability to work with and relate to students K-12.

Essential Duties:

• Provide expressive and voice interpreting (may include American Sign Language, a form of manually coded English, and/or oral interpreting) for hearing-impaired students in mainstream classes.
• Provide tutoring and/or note taking services for hearing-impaired students when assigned and interpreting is not needed.
• Participate in educational team meetings, including the development and review of progress on the Individual Education Plan, providing insight on the success of communications strategies.
• Provide interpreting for extracurricular activities and parent meetings as assigned.
• Assist in providing orientations to deafness to hearing students and staff.
• Foster a positive relationship with parents, volunteers and other school visitors.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.