Job Summary:
Apply ASL interpreting, English transliterating and/or other communication modalities in the educational environment to ensure access to information and maximize learning between students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and faculty, staff, and other students.
Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:
· Attend and interpret the educational environment including but not limited to classrooms,
labs, field trips, assemblies, sports practices/competitions, school-sponsored extracurricular
ceremonies, all other educational opportunities provided to students.
· Encourage deaf and hard-of-hearing students to communicate with faculty, staff,
administrators, students, and others.
· Prepare for course material as necessary for successful interpreting and/or transliterating.
· Work independently with little or no direction.
· Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
· Relate well to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
· Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
· Provide instructional staff with relevant information regarding student’s functional abilities in
the classroom.
· Maintain regular attendance.
· Assists certified persons in implementing all policies and regulations governing student.
conduct for the classroom and related school activities.
· Acts in accordance with the by-laws and policies as set forth by the Daviess County Board of
Education, KRS and KAR, and applicable Federal laws and regulations.
· Demonstrates loyalty and dedication to the purposes and goals of the Daviess County Public
Schools.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
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