State of Louisiana is hiring: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER in Baton Rouge

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

The Louisiana Special Schools are experiencing a critical shortage of certified teachers, school counselors, interpreters, and educators of the Deaf or hard of hearing.

The LA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF is seeking an AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER.

This is a part-time position.

Must be willing to work flexible shifts and days. Travel, after school, night, and weekend work may be required.

Physical Activity Level:
The employee must be able to perform assigned duties without significant risk of substantial harm to his/her own safety/security and the safety/security of others. Some work is performed in physically comfortable positions with little or light physical effort, and some work requires moderate effort. Physical requirements are subject to reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA standards.

Interpreters will provide sign language interpreting, translation, and/or transliterating services for meetings involving faculty, staff, students, and/or students’ families. Settings include, but are not limited to, the following: parent meetings, IEP meetings, conferences, student evaluations/assessments, testing situations, staff training, or professional development. Interpreters must be willing to work flexible shifts and days. Travel, after school, night, and weekend work may be required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Possession of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certificate of Interpreting (CI) or Certificate of Transliterating (CT) or National Interpreter Certificate (NIC) or Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA) 4.0 or higher and EIPA written test.
• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of full-time paid certified interpreting experience in a wide range of settings.
• Within 90 days of appointment, must possess education ancillary certificate issued by LDOE or ancillary grandfathered certificate.
• Within six months of appointment, must possess Advanced Plus Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) rating and achieve Superior rating within the first 2 years of employment.
• Good human relations skills.
• Must become an LSDVI approved driver.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 763-5523. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.