Employment

Licensed Sign Language Interpreter
2021-2022 School Year

Job Type: Full-time, 145 days, 7.0 hours/day

Start Date: September 27, 2021

Position Description

The NIA Hearing Team needs a Licensed Interpreter located in Hampshire, IL. Duties include assisting in facilitating communication between adults who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and others using sign language and/or oral interpreting. This position will also require facilitating communication between students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and others using sign language and/or oral interpreting. All NIA interpreters are members of our educational team. NIA interpreters are responsible to support the educational process, which could include providing the student access to the general curriculum.

Job Qualifications

Must meet the state requirements for Licensed Sign Language Interpreters, including a score of Intermediate or higher.

Position Location

DHH Program - Hampshire, IL

Compensation

Hourly wage based on qualifications and years of experience
Eligible for NIA Benefits Package

Contact Information

Rebecca Moody, Education Department Executive
Northwestern Illinois Association
2422 W. Main Street, Suite 3A
St. Charles, IL 60174
779-248-1790
rmoody@thenia.org

Application Process and Deadline
  1. Completion of NIA online application
  2. Formal letter of application
  3. Personal Resume
  4. Letters of Recommendation (3)
  5. Copy of appropriate certificate(s)

Deadline: Posting open until position 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

Find us in Northwestern Illinois

4 Office Locations

  • Sycamore
  • Rockford
  • St. Charles
  • Sterling

5 Hearing Clinic Locations

  • Aurora
  • St. Charles
  • Rockford
  • Sterling