Interpreter - Hearing

About This Role

This interpreter position provides essential support to the instructional program by assisting in the instruction and supervision of hearing-impaired students. The role involves providing voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice support, and serving as a resource for school personnel working with hearing-impaired individuals.

Responsibilities

• Attend Individual Education Program meetings with assigned student(s) to provide input into student progress evaluations and assist in implementing or modifying student objectives through the conversion of conversation to ASL
• Provide sign-to-voice for hearing-impaired student(s) with limited speech to facilitate classroom instruction
• Adapt classroom work under the direction of the teacher to support and reinforce lesson plans for assigned students
• Assess classroom, assembly hall, and other room setups for hearing-impaired students (e.g., noise level, visibility) to ensure proper setup for learning
• Attend inservice meetings to obtain information and upgrade classroom skills necessary for the successful educational process for deaf or hard-of-hearing students
• Facilitate under supervision, first aid and assistance to medically fragile children (e.g., tube feeding, toileting, diapering) to provide required care for assigned students
• Interpret subject-specific tests and skill assessments under the guidance of a classroom teacher or resource teacher to evaluate students' language ability and subject proficiency
• Monitor student activities (e.g., classroom, lunch, grounds) to provide for the safety and welfare of students
• Provide tutoring to hearing-impaired students, under the supervision of the teacher, in accordance with lesson plans (e.g., reading, spelling, self-esteem, behavioral skills, daily living skills) to assist the teacher in improving students' academic success
• Provide ASL interpretation for group meetings to ensure content understanding for hearing-impaired participants
• Tutor students (individual or small groups) in areas such as reading, spelling, self-esteem, behavioral skills, and daily living skills to implement goals for remediation of student deficiencies and ensure student success through language conversion to ASL

Requirements

• Age 16 or older
• High school diploma or equivalent

Important Details

• Contract: 180 days
• Positions available: 2
• Hours per day: 5.8
• Date available: August 19, 2026

About the Company

Alpine School District provides education services.