Sign Language Interpreter - Mid to Experienced Level

Full Job Description

Sign Language Interpreters are on the front lines of delivering the best customer service, technical support, administrative services, and management services. They facilitate communication in mission and support fields and provide expertise in the field of interpreting.

FULL PERFORMANCE Entry is with a HS diploma/GED plus 9 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 years of relevant experience.

SENIOR Entry is with a HS diploma/GED plus 12 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or a Doctorate degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Major Duties:

The Office of Reasonable Accommodation Services has an immediate opening for Sign Language Interpreters to provide interpreting and transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) employees.

The incumbent will: Provide reasonable accommodations by using American Sign Language (ASL) to facilitate communication between D/deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) ASL users and hearing spoken-English users.

Provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and transliterating services; interpret complex subject matter in a variety of classified, highly technical, sensitive and unique situations from polygraphs, high profile platform interpreting and highly technical transliterations to training and informational discussions for various disciplines and personnel to include Engineers, Mathematicians and Computer Scientists.

Prepare appropriately for assignments (for example, reading materials ahead of time, researching terminology for technical communications, researching presenter and audience language styles).

Interpreters may provide education or consultation to facilitate interactions for employees, associates, and visitors.

- Demonstrate superior working knowledge of the various modalities of American Sign Language (ASL), including, but not limited to, Pidgin Signed English (PSE), and Manually Coded English (MCE).

- Demonstrate superior and accurate interpretation when working between English and ASL sources/targets. - Exhibit discretion, professionalism, and sensitivity in the workplace.

- Commute to satellite offices during the work day, as required. - Travel CONUS and OCONUS to provide accommodations as required.

Specialized Tasks: Working Under Physically Demanding Conditions - Perform tasks that involve repetitive motions of the fingers, hands, arms, or other body parts - Stand, walk, or kneel for long durations of time - Perform physical activities indoors under extreme conditions (for example, heat, cold, dust, clean-room environment) - Perform physical activities outdoors under all weather conditions - Travel domestic and internationally for work purposes Suggest best practice solutions to problems/issues involving the interpreting profession Maintain accurate and timely accounting of assignments