Sign Language Interpreter

About This Role

Provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) employees within a national security environment. Facilitate communication for complex, classified subject matter and ensure accurate interpretation between ASL and English.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Prepare appropriately for assignments (reading materials, researching terminology, researching presenter and audience language styles)
• Provide education or consultation to facilitate interactions for employees, associates, and visitors
• Demonstrate superior working knowledge of various modalities of American Sign Language (ASL), including Pidgin Signed English (PSE) and Manually Coded English (MCE)
• 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
• Maintain accurate and timely accounting of assignments

Requirements

• RID Certification (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)
• Superior working knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Signed English (PSE), and Manually Coded English (MCE)
• Ability to simultaneously transliterate/interpret in a variety of settings
• Ongoing adherence to the RID Code of Professional Conduct (CPC)

Qualifications

• HS diploma/GED plus 9 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 7 years, or a Bachelor's degree plus 4 years, or a Master's degree plus 1 year
• 9 years of relevant experience with a HS diploma/GED (Entry Level)

Nice to Have

• Minimum of 4 years' experience as a RID-certified ASL Interpreter
• At least 1 year of experience as an ASL Interpreter in the DOD or Intelligence Community
• Ability to interpret and/or transliterate highly specialized terminology and adapt to a wide variety of interpreting settings
• Familiarity with STEM content for language translation purposes
• Experience with Intranet, Internet, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel)

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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