Interpreter II (A Temporary Professional Expert Assignment)

Position Information Position Title Interpreter II (A Temporary Professional Expert Assignment) Recruitment Start Date Recruitment End Date Open Until Filled Yes First Consideration Date Salary Range Pay Rate $27.95 per hour FLSA Status Non-Exempt Benefits BENEFITS:
No paid holidays, health benefits and vacation are offered for this professional expert assignment.

Sick time: At the beginning of each academic year, all professional expert, short-term, substitute, and student employees with an assignment which will exceed 30 days will be provided with three days (24 hours) of paid sick leave.

This paid sick leave is available to be used for an illness of the professional expert, short-term, substitute, and student employee or his/her family member and/or for leave due to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

A professional expert, short-term, substitute, and student employee shall be entitled to use such sick leave as of the 90th day of employment.

The three days (24 hours) of paid sick leave do not accumulate.

General Description/Summary POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Interpreter Specialist, and the supervision of the Coordinator of DSP&S and the Dean of Counseling, the Interpreter II will provide sign language interpreting services for one or more students in an academic setting and/or at a campus-related event.

Representatives from the DSP&S Department may use this active posting as a pool from which to draw applicants to interview when the need for an additional Interpreter II is required.

NOTICE: A Professional Expert, as authorized by Education Code §88003,is neither a part of the classified, academic, supervisor/confidential, nor management groups.

This assignment is temporary and terminable at anytime without cause at the sole discretion of the District, and does not lead to a permanent status.

Minimum Qualifications/Education and Experience MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Please refer to Education and Experience.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
—Possession of a high school diploma, or the equivalent.
—Completion of an Interpreting Training Program from an accredited institution.
—Must have two (2) years of experience interpreting in a college-level educational environment.

Preferred Qualifications PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
—Possession of an associate degree, or higher, earned/conferred from an accredited institution.
—Four (4) years of experience interpreting in a college-level educational environment.

Licenses and Certificates LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:
—None required at this level; however, applicants must be able to demonstrate competence to sign in an educational environment.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
—Provide sign language interpreting services for one or more students in an academic setting and/or at a campus-related event.
—Converse clearly and accurately with students and other individuals who use sign language.
—Other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the assignment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
—Must have at least an intermediate ability to converse clearly and accurately in a college-level educational environment with people who use sign language.
—Requires a working understanding of learning concepts, theories, principles, and techniques.
—Requires knowledge of the subject matter being supported.
—Requires specialized knowledge of working with hearing impaired student populations.
—Requires a working understanding of instruction methods.
—Requires knowledge of and skill in using personal computers and applications such as common desktop productivity software and specialized programs supporting the visually impaired.
—Requires sufficient math skills to provide sign language in business, science, and math courses.
—Requires well-developed English language skills to interpret for college-level curriculum.
—Requires well-developed human relation skills to interact in both formal and informal settings with a wide variety of contacts.

Physical Abilities PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
—Individual performs work of an active nature.
—Requires well-developed arm, hand, and finger dexterity in order to perform advanced sign language interpretation for up to twenty-five hours per week.
—Requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
—Requires visual acuity to recognize numbers and words, and detect speech patterns.
—Requires auditory ability to carry on conversations in person with students, faculty, and staff using proper diction and facial movement.

Working Condition Department DSPS Job Category Assignment Part-Time Percentage of Time NA Months per Year Temporary assignment with a renewable contract.

Work Days per Week NA Work Schedule per Day Work hours will vary depending upon department need--not to exceed 29hours per week.

Work Shift Days, Evenings, Weekends Bargaining Unit Unrepresented Citrus College Diversity Statement CITRUS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERIt is the policy of Citrus College to not discriminate against and to encourage a diversity of applicants based on national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, use of family and medical care leave, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or because they are perceived to have one or more of the preceding characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.