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Hamilton County Department of Education · 5 months ago

Ex Ed Interpreter for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Certified)

Middle Valley Estates, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Hamilton County Schools is committed to excellence for every student and is seeking an Ex Ed Interpreter for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The role involves facilitating communication for students with hearing impairments and providing support services to ensure their educational success.

Education Management

Responsibilities

Facilitate communication for students with hearing impairments in academic and non-academic settings

Must have sign language skills at a level equivalent to the rate, pace and vocabulary of high school curriculum and be able to pass an in house competency assessment

Use interpreting strategies and techniques

Provide academic assistance to students with hearing impairment

Accompanies assigned student/s site to site including field trips and extracurricular activities

Performs miscellaneous tasks as needed for deaf education teacher and other teachers serving hearing impaired students

Prepares and receives various documents pertaining to student instruction and school operations

Operates various equipment and tools associated with projects and work activities

Task may require the ability to exert physical effort which will require, lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects/materials

Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Must be flexible with daily schedule

Communicates with supervisors, school officials, teachers, students, parents, vendors, the community, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities under the direction of administration or special education teacher/supervisor

Attends staff meetings, parent meetings, IEP-Team meetings, or other meetings as required

Follows established procedures to ensure assigned areas are safe

Works collaboratively with supervisor, administrators, employees, students, and other stakeholders

Attends work regularly and arrives to work in a timely fashion

Maintains confidentiality

Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law

Other responsibilities may include lifting, transferring, and positioning students with physical support needs; appropriate use of assistive technology; feeding/oral-motor interventions; signing; Brailing instructional materials; augmentative systems; etc

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Sign language skillsEducational Interpreter LicenseEIPA passing scoreCollaborative workCrisis intervention trainingVerbal communicationWritten communication