ASL Interpreter/Admin

Posting Information

Posting Number	SAECC3119
Advertised Title	ASL Interpreter/Admin
Campus Location	Park Avenue Campus (Memphis, TN)
Position Number	022906
Category	Staff (Hourly/Monthly)
Department	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Minimum Position Qualifications	High School and 2 years’ experience as a trained ASL Interpreter. Native or near-native signer and native or near-native English speaker.
Special Conditions
Work Schedule	Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. May need to work/travel beyond normal work schedule
Posting Date	09/09/2022
Closing Date	09/15/2022
Open Until Screening Begins	No
Hiring Range	$22.00 – $23.62 per hour
Full-Time/Part-Time	Full-Time: Benefits Eligible
Working Conditions	While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Additional Working Conditions	Able to interpret in a variety of settings, including large groups.
Special Instructions to Applicants	All applications must be submitted online at workforum.memphis.edu. Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online application to be considered for a position. Please upload a cover letter, resume, and reference list after completing your application, if required by the system. Required work experience is based on full-time hours. Part-time work experience will be prorated as listed. Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.
Is this posting for UofM employees only?	No
Positions Supervised	None
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Native or near-native ASL proficiency and native or near-native English proficiency.
Additional Position Information

Job Duties

Duties & Responsibilities	Uses American Sign Language (ASL) to ensure proper interpretation for a variety of academic or technical subject areas and builds a knowledge base of subject matter. Effectively, accurately, and impartially conveys the thought, intent, and spirit of a speaker to deaf and hard of-hearing individuals, and vice versa. Interprets both receptively and expressively between spoken English and ASL. Attends advising sessions, classes, labs, faculty/student conferences, tutoring sessions, and other authorized college-related activities in which an ASL interpreter is needed. Maintains professional and ethical standards regarding the privacy of students and the confidentiality of information exchanged in interpreting situations.

Duties & Responsibilities

Uses American Sign Language (ASL) to ensure proper interpretation for a variety of academic or technical subject areas and builds a knowledge base of subject matter. Effectively, accurately, and impartially conveys the thought, intent, and spirit of a speaker to deaf and hard of-hearing individuals, and vice versa. Interprets both receptively and expressively between spoken English and ASL.
Attends advising sessions, classes, labs, faculty/student conferences, tutoring sessions, and other authorized college-related activities in which an ASL interpreter is needed. Maintains professional and ethical standards regarding the privacy of students and the confidentiality of information exchanged in interpreting situations.

Duties & Responsibilities	Provides administrative support to the Instructor/Coordinator of the ASL and Deaf Studies program and to other full-time and part-time instructors. Assists with coordinating tutoring and staffing language lab. Serves as the representative of the program to students, faculty, and staff.

Duties & Responsibilities	Answers phones, directs calls and emails, serves as a liaison between the ASL program and campus student support services. Assist with scheduling and student recruitment activities.

Duties & Responsibilities	Performs other duties as assigned.

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