Job Description

Job Number

AP00022P

Position Title

Educational Sign Language Interpreter I - III

Position Type

Non Academic/Non Classified

Starting Date

As Needed - This is to establish a pool for future part-time positions.

Salary Range

AP 7130 Salary Schedule

Salary

Interpreter I – $39.00;
Interpreter II – $47.25;
Interpreter III- $56.00

FLSA

Exempt

Location

Main Campus

Department

Communications and Languages (Dept)

Open Date

06/12/2020

Open Until Filled

No

About Rio Hondo College

About Río Hondo College

Río Hondo College welcomes and embraces all students in their educational and career pathways. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), our College has a student population of 22,000, of which 18,000 are Latinx students. We were the first college in Los Angeles County to provide two years of free tuition to first-time, full-time college students through our Río Promise program. We are proud to acknowledge that many of our students have transferred to high ranked institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, USC and UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, Cal State Long Beach, and Whittier College to name a few.

Strengths
Our caring and dedicated student-centered staff, faculty, and administrators are devoted to the advancement of educational justice, equity, and opportunity for all our students. Our College’s 900 employees, with close to 600 faculty, hold themselves accountable for the academic success of disproportionately impacted student populations. Our entire staff, with unwavering team collaboration, work hard to ensure our students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color.

Río Hondo College is committed to the recruitment of qualified and diverse employees who are dedicated to our students’ success. We recognize that diversity in an academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students. We are steadfast in our hiring practices and staff development processes which reinforce the goals of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Our practices and processes also support the importance of a workforce that reflects the community and the diverse student population we serve.

Río Hondo College employs approximately 55% tenured track faculty of color; 60% part-time faculty of color; 85% classified staff of color; and 50% administrators of color.

Río Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees that guarantee transfer (ADTs) to Cal State Universities, a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Technology, more than 60 certificates, a Pathway to Law School, dual enrollment with K-12 districts, state championship speech & debate team and excellent athletic teams, student leadership opportunities, travel abroad experiences and more.

In collaboration with the communities in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, portions of Norwalk, La Mirada, Downey, La Puente, the City of Industry, Los Nietos and Avocado Heights, Río Hondo College provides an exceptional academic curriculum to meet the unique needs of our region and strengthen our communities.

Basic Function/Definition

The incumbent will interpret and/or translate educational and general information exchanged primarily in the educational setting by using manual and oral methods of communication for D/deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students and/or faculty and hearing parties. This is a continuous recruitment to fill part-time, temporary, hourly assignments on an as-needed basis. Departments or divisions will refer to the pool of applicants on file to fill temporary assignments as needed. You will be contacted by the hiring manager should the department or division be interested in scheduling an interview. This position may perform work in any of the following departments: Communications & Languages and Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS).

Essential Duties

Examples of Duties:

• Attend classes lectures, workshops, meetings, and other events as needed with DHH students or faculty to interpret/translate academic and non-academic information.

• Attend classes, guidance sessions, tutoring sessions, and other student activities as needed with DHH students/faculty to interpret/translate academic and non academic information, classroom discussions, and activities as well as ancillary communication which support the college going experience through the use of manual and oral methods of communication
  for the deaf. Continually assess a student’s communication skills in speech, speechreading, sign and fingerspelling in order to adapt effective communication methods based on student’s needs.

• Promotes cross-cultural communication through an understanding of the Deaf culture.

• Support full interaction and independence of DHH students.

• Stays current in the field of professional interpreters (i.e., workshops, continuing education units, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from high school or GED AND
• Completion of an associate degree from an accredited college in a related field of study, or a minimum of twenty (20) units of accredited college-level courses and documentation of continuing education units from a professional interpreting maintenance program.

Equivalencies

None

Foreign Degrees

Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an Evaluation Service prior to the closing date. Certification must be attached with copies of transcripts.

License Certificates/Credentials

Credentials

• Recognized Sign Language certification/ license, certificate of completion from at least one of the following:
  1. National Interpreter Certification (NIC);
  2. National Association for the Deaf (NAD) level III or above;
  3. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certificate of Interpretation (CI)/ Certificate of transliteration (CT)
  4. Completion of an Interpreter Training Program (ITP Certificate) from an accredited college.

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of paid experience at the college level interpreting/ transliterating classes of a complex nature.

• Completion of an interpreter training program.

Working Conditions

• On ground and/or Online Classroom environments

Position Description

• The ASL Interpreters who interpret for Deaf faculty will voice the instruction of Deaf instructors to hearing students, and interpret
  English to Deaf instructors (ie, classroom,
  department meetings, professional
  development activities, etc.)

• ASL Interpreters who interpret for Deaf
  students will interpret and/or translate educational and general information exchanged primarily in the educational setting by using manual and oral methods of communication for D/deaf and Hard- of-Hearing (DHH) students and hearing parties.

• Interpreter I: Evaluated as qualified with a functional range of signed languages; 3+ years’ experience in higher education; and, awareness of a variety of interpreting models.

• Interpreter II: Evaluated as qualified with a proficient range of signed languages; 4+ years’ experience in higher education; and, ability to apply a variety of interpreting models depending on need.

• Interpreter III: Evaluated as qualified with an advanced range of signed languages; 5+ years; Experience in higher education; Ability to apply a variety of interpreting models depending on need; and, current RID, NAD, EIPA 4.0, and/or verified history of providing interpreting services in professional, complex, academic settings

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit a complete online application that includes the items listed.

• Rio Hondo College online application
• Cover Page (one page)
• Résumé/Curriculum Vitae
• Complete transcripts of all college/university studies, including degree earned (copies will be accepted). NOTE: Transcripts from multiple colleges/universities may need to be scanned as one document, then uploaded.
  Transcripts must include degree awarded and confer date (please circle conferral date on transcripts). Transcripts without this information and online applications without transcripts will be disqualified.

PAPER APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION MATERIALS SENT VIA MAIL, FAX, OR EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

NOTE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEW INVITATIONS, WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL.

Additional Information

• The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires the District obtain documentation from every individual who is employed which verifies identity and authorizes his/her right to work in the United States.
• Successful candidate is responsible for verifying all prior work experience and providing all academic transcripts for purposes of salary placement.
• As a condition of employment, the selected applicant must provide a set of fingerprints (at the applicant’s expense) taken by an official LiveScan agency.
• Provide a Certificate of Tuberculosis Exam for initial employment (The certificate must be renewed every 4 years as a condition of continuing employment).
• For positions requiring a valid California driver’s license, proof of insurability is required.
• Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for position), or the interview, please notify the Human Resources Office.
• A copy of this announcement will be provided in Braille to visually impaired applicants upon request.

Commitment to Diversity

All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

Cancel RTF Policy

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RE-OPEN, RE-ADVERTISE, DELAY OR CANCEL FILLING THIS POSITION.
THIS RECRUITMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL FUTURE VACANCIES.

EEO Statement

Rio Hondo College is committed to employing qualified administrators, faculty and staff members who are dedicated to student success. The Board recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students. The Board is committed to hiring and staff development processes that support the goals of equal opportunity and diversity, and provide equal consideration for all qualified candidates.

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