Sign Language Interpreter

About This Role

Provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting and transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) employees within a Federal Government setting, facilitating communication in a variety of sensitive and technical situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide reasonable accommodations 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 for complex subject matter in classified, highly technical, sensitive, and unique situations
• Prepare appropriately for assignments, reading materials and researching terminology for technical communications and language styles
• Provide education or consultation to facilitate interactions for employees, associates, and visitors
• Demonstrate superior working knowledge of various modalities of 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
• Perform tasks involving repetitive motions of fingers, hands, arms, or other body parts
• Stand, walk, or kneel for long durations of time

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)
• Ongoing adherence to the RID Code of Professional Conduct (CPC)
• Valid driver's license

Qualifications

• Degree in any field is acceptable
• At least one year of experience interpreting in a Federal Government setting is required for senior level, ranging up to 12+ years for senior roles without a degree.

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
• Demonstrated Accountability, Computer Literacy, Conflict Management, Continual Learning, Decisiveness, Language Processing, Problem-Solving, Safeguarding Information
• Skill indicating nuances and tones associated with verbal communication
• Experience with Intranet, Internet, Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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