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Educational Sign Language Interpreter 24-25 School Year (2 positions)
Job Type: Full time, 182 days at 7 hours per day
Start Date: As soon as possible
Position Description
The Educational Interpreter assists in facilitating communication between students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and others using sign language and/or oral interpreting. The Educational Interpreter is a member of an educational team that has a federal obligation to educate a student with special needs. As a related service provider, the Educational Interpreter has legal responsibilities to support a child's education, providing the student access to the general curriculum. These legal responsibilities define a very different scope of practice for the Educational Interpreter than for the adult community interpreter.
Job Qualifications
Education:
- Must meet IL State Board of Education requirements for Educational Sign Language Interpreter Approval.
Position Location
- D/HH Program, Hampshire High School, Hampshire, IL.
- Rockford District 205, Rockford, IL.
Compensation
Competitive Salary and Benefits
Contact Information
Rebecca Moody
Northwestern Illinois Association
245 W. Exchange, Suite 4
Sycamore, IL 60178
Phone: 779-248-1790
rmoody@thenia.org
Application Process and Deadline
- Completion of the NIA on-line application (www.thenia.org)
- Formal Letter of Application, Resume, List of References
- Copy of appropriate certificate(s) and licenses
Deadline: Applications taken until positions are filled
General Information
The Northwestern Illinois Association (NIA) is a regional special education cooperative comprised of seventy-two school districts located in the ten northwestern counties of Illinois. The primary mission of the NIA is to provide special education services to children with low incidence impairments (hearing, vision and orthopedic/multiple disabilities).
The NIA region has been divided into three sub-regions for more effective planning and service delivery. The NIA maintains its administrative office in Sycamore with satellite offices located in each of the NIA sub-regions. Within the region there are fourteen special education districts or cooperatives, and twenty nonpublic agencies with which NIA personnel work closely in the provision of special education services.
The Northwestern Illinois Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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