SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER

Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: Durham, NORTH CAROLINA
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Job Description
Translator (DUKE TITLE)
Sign Language Interpreter (Sanford Title)
(Job code 137, Level 9)
Center or Program: Academic Programs & Student Affairs
Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

Occupational Summary
The ASL Interpreter will provide interpreting and transliteration services for Duke University Sanford School students, and others, who are Deaf/hard of hearing in classrooms, lectures, labs, clinicals, internships, field experiences, advising meetings, student organization meetings, College ceremonies and events, etc. This position offers opportunities for a very flexible, per diem schedule based on the 24/7 x 365 operating hours of the University.

Review course materials to prepare for providing accurate interpreting services for students who are Deaf/hard of hearing, which could include reviewing syllabi, specific terminology, course textbooks, legal and medical materials, and other methods of reference.

Act as college resource regarding honoring the culture of ASL and promoting optimal communication strategies (etiquette, turn taking, vocabulary, aspects of visual-gestural languages and interpreting issues).

Interpreters will be required to maintain a plan of professional development for the ongoing Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) certification, National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certification, and/or National Interpreter Certification (NIC).

Work Performed
A detailed description of functional areas and tasks follows:

  • Interpreter will attend classes, advising meetings with faculty and advisors, group discussions outside of the classroom and select Sanford School of Public Policy events as requested by students. Interpreter will participate as a neutral party in the role as conduit of information that must flow between Duke staff/faculty and students. Interpreter will provide services, and convey message as opposed to summarizing the information in a way that is subjective. An interpreter is required to maintain confidentiality in all matters related to faculty/staff and student conversations. Interpreter is required to participate in interpretation/translation services during business hours as assigned and needed.
  • An interpreter may be asked to perform similar duties outside of Sanford, during business hours.
  • Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. 

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Training

  • High School Diploma or equivalent. Work requires sufficient education and/or experience to become proficient in translation. 
  • Must possess a current and ongoing Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) certification, National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certification, and/or National Interpreter Certification (NIC).
  • Demonstrated ability to provide expressive and receptive communication modalities used by the student who is deaf or hard of hearing such as ASL or Signed English.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide expressive transliterating/interpreting at a rate commensurate with conversational speech and class lectures and in clinical settings, which may or may not include medicine, laboratory skills, and nursing.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide reverse interpreting/transliterating skill while maintaining the integrity of the message and mastery of interpreted languages including syntax, spelling, and punctuation.

Experience

  • Previous experience in a Higher Education or Health Care setting preferred OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
  • Department preference of one year signing experience.
  • Must possess a current and ongoing Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) certification, National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certification, and/or National Interpreter Certification (NIC).
  • Demonstrated ability to provide expressive and receptive communication modalities used by the student who is deaf or hard of hearing such as ASL or Signed English.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide expressive transliterating/interpreting at a rate commensurate with conversational speech and class lectures and in clinical settings, which may or may not include medicine, laboratory skills, and nursing.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide reverse interpreting/transliterating skill while maintaining the integrity of the message and mastery of interpreted languages including syntax, spelling, and punctuation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Confidence providing interpreting services for graduate level courses, which may or may not include sciences, business, statistics, etc.
  • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with the Deaf community.
  • Be able to interpret back-to-back classes/meetings with only short breaks in between.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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