Monterey County Office of Education
Educational Interpreter (Buena Vista Middle), Special Education PC#
Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA, United States
Job Summary
Under the limited supervision of the Principal, the Educational Interpreter provides interpreting and instructional support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students; communicates using sign language, fingerspelling, natural gestures, and speech with students who are deaf and hard of hearing within the general education classroom, special day classroom and for other school related school activities including extracurricular activities. Educational Interpreters with an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit or Teaching Credential may be assigned to substitute in the absence of the primary teacher; Educational Interpreters are assigned to various instructional settings.
Requirements / Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Any combination of education equivalent to a high school diploma
Knowledge of:
Strong organizational and planning skills
Proficiency in manually coded English (SEE, Signed English, and/or Pigeon Signed English) and
American Sign Language (ASL) including finger spelling and simultaneous interpreting, as verified by examination
Guidelines of Professional Conduct for Educational Interpreters
First Aid
Universal health precautions
Comments and Other Information
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience working with deaf and hard of hearing population
Coursework in education, psychology, child development, classroom behavior management and/or Early Childhood Education
Experience working with children
Awareness of developmental levels in areas of instruction
Knowledge of assistive listening devices including personal hearing aids
Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit
Teaching Credential
Available Stipends:
$150 per month incentive for the skills of reading, writing, and speaking Spanish, as certified by MCOE
$500 annual training incentive to employees who are requested and volunteer to participate in training for certification and willingness to administer emergency medications/procedures as defined by contract
$50 stipend will be paid to an Educational Interpreters with an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit or Teaching Credential for each day of an assignment to substitute in the absence of the primary teacher
Under the limited supervision of the Principal, the Educational Interpreter provides interpreting and instructional support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students; communicates using sign language, fingerspelling, natural gestures, and speech with students who are deaf and hard of hearing within the general education classroom, special day classroom and for other school related school activities including extracurricular activities. Educational Interpreters with an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit or Teaching Credential may be assigned to substitute in the absence of the primary teacher; Educational Interpreters are assigned to various instructional settings.
Requirements / Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Any combination of education equivalent to a high school diploma
Knowledge of:
Strong organizational and planning skills
Proficiency in manually coded English (SEE, Signed English, and/or Pigeon Signed English) and
American Sign Language (ASL) including finger spelling and simultaneous interpreting, as verified by examination
Guidelines of Professional Conduct for Educational Interpreters
First Aid
Universal health precautions
- Certification (Sign language interpreter Certification )
- Copy of Transcript
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 Letters dated within the last two years)
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience working with deaf and hard of hearing population
Coursework in education, psychology, child development, classroom behavior management and/or Early Childhood Education
Experience working with children
Awareness of developmental levels in areas of instruction
Knowledge of assistive listening devices including personal hearing aids
Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit
Teaching Credential
Available Stipends:
$150 per month incentive for the skills of reading, writing, and speaking Spanish, as certified by MCOE
$500 annual training incentive to employees who are requested and volunteer to participate in training for certification and willingness to administer emergency medications/procedures as defined by contract
$50 stipend will be paid to an Educational Interpreters with an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit or Teaching Credential for each day of an assignment to substitute in the absence of the primary teacher