ASL/English Interpreter & Curriculum Specialist

Johns Hopkins University seeks a full-time experienced, nationally certified American Sign Language ASL/ English Interpreter & Curriculum Specialist. The Interpreter will serve as a designated interpreter for a faculty member in the Department of Cognitive Science. This position is responsible for daily interpreting services and collaboratively supporting and teaming with other interpreters as well as for developing curriculum and training of the team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides sign language/English transliterating for on-demand and regularly scheduled meetings, talks, classes, and other functions. Assignments may be a combination of recurring and one-time appointments. There may be occasional travel for conferences and invited talks.
• Adheres to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.
• Provides flexibility in scheduling, accommodating occasional evenings and weekends.
• Communicates with appropriate faculty, staff, and students to obtain preparation materials for appointments and shares prep materials with interpreters in a timely manner.
• Supports in the development and maintenance of a highly qualified pool of hourly interpreters for a rigorous academic environment through training and mentoring in concert with the lead interpreter.
• Develops curriculum for the team to foster skills development for work in an academic environment.
• Disseminates curriculum to support onboarding and continued training of the interpreter team.
• Stays current on research of the designated client.
• Stays abreast of best practices in interpreting services and resources.
• Assists with recruitment and screening of casual/hourly interpreters.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of psycholinguistics, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, or a related field.
  
• Demonstrated ethics training and ability to maintain confidentiality.
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  
• Demonstrated evidence of successfully interpreting in a rigorous and fast-paced academic environment.
  
• Demonstrated experience in accomplishing detailed organizational tasks within established deadlines.
  
• Basic computer skills and proficiency.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.

Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

• Current national certification as ASL/English Interpreter.
• Have and maintain Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) membership (national) and membership in at least one affiliate chapter of RID.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• American Sign Language (ASL) and English fluency.
• 4 years related interpreting experience, preferably in post-secondary settings.
• Additional experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Eight plus years of interpreting experience in post-secondary settings.
• Graduate degree in psycholinguistics, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, or a related field.

Classified Title: ASL Interpreter
Job Posting Title (Working Title): ASL/English Interpreter & Curriculum Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: Min $62,300 - Max $109,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon-Fri; 37.5 hr/wk; schedule may vary
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Cognitive Science
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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