Job Description:

Provides interpreting/transliteration services that effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing (D/HH), students and others; teachers, administrator, parents, students, counselors. To assist a teacher in providing instruction to deaf and hard of hearing students.

Essential Functions

• Interprets for deaf or hard of hearing students in a variety of educational settings, including, but not limited to, classroom instruction, activities, assemblies, and counseling sessions, using various sign language systems and voice interpretation at a normal conversational rate.
• Provides voice interpretation for deaf or hard of hearing individuals as needed.
• Serves as a liaison to promote relationships between the deaf/hard of hearing students, hearing peers, staff, faculty members, and parents.
• Confers with regular classroom teachers and teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing in order to better prepare for interpreting services.
• Assists with the collection and correlation of materials used in both the regular and the deaf/hard of hearing classroom work.
• Performs other duties as assigned by classroom teacher, student case manager, and Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing regarding the educational needs of students.

Knowledge and Skills

The position requires specialized knowledge of expressive and receptive forms of sign language systems which may include American Sign Language, Conceptually Accurate Signed English, Signed Exact English, Manually Coded English, and Pidgin Signed English. Requires knowledge of interpreting strategies and techniques necessary to accommodate individual needs of students in a variety of educational settings. Requires knowledge of the foundational concepts of deaf culture. Requires knowledge of curriculum used in elementary through secondary schools. Requires sufficient human relation skills to exercise extreme patience when dealing with students and staff, and to convey technical concepts to others.

Abilities

Requires the ability to interpret and communicate fluently and with high proficiency in the sign language system appropriate to the individual needs of the students. Requires the ability to assess and adjust to students' language abilities. Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality. Requires the ability to convey information promoting the awareness of the unique needs of, and issues pertinent to, deaf or hard of hearing persons. Requires the ability to express common technical and vernacular expressions used in the classroom in a clear manner. Requires the ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the communication process between deaf or hard of hearing persons and the needs of the persons involved in that process. Requires the ability to speak and write English clearly and with proper structure.

WilMac was established in 1980 as a collaboration of special education services for public schools in northwestern North Dakota. Currently, there are eleven member school districts ranging from a one-room schoolhouse to an almost 6,000 student school district. 

The locations of our member schools can be found in the following cities; Alexander, Cartwright, East Fairview, Grenora, Mandaree, Ray, Tioga, Trenton, Watford City, and Williston.

WilMac offers paid leave and has a benefits package that includes health insurance, disability insurances, and retirement.