FDC- STAFF INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR - 70046045- Region II

Requisition No: 822723 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC- STAFF INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR - 70046045- Region II

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70046045 

Salary:  $60,857.16- $66,389.96 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/08/2024 

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Staff Interpreter- 70046045

 

This advertisement is for a full-time, Career Service position located at Region II (Columbia CI).

 

Salary: $60,857.16- $66,389.96 annually

The selected candidate will start at the above listed appointment rate. Refer to the Total Compensation Estimator Tool for a complete compensation estimate to include benefits, retirement, leave and holidays. 

 

BENEFITS:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive employee benefits including:

 

• State Group Health Insurance Coverage.
• $25,000 Life Insurance Policy (100% paid by employer),
• Dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options available,
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• 10 paid holidays each year.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com),
• Flexible Spending Accounts, and
• Tuition waivers to attend State of Florida community colleges, colleges, and universities!

For a more complete list of benefits, click https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/.

• This position may also qualify for Public Student Load Forgiveness (PSLF), please check with your loan provider or Dept of Education to determine if your loan qualifies.
• This location may qualify for other types of loan forgiveness so please check with your loan provider to determine if your loan qualifies.

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

This position provides sign language interpreting services for inmates incarcerated in Florida Department of Corrections.  Interpreting may include ASL-English, oral, modified visual field, or tactile interpreting. This employee will be responsible conducting training on deaf awareness, sign language, and communication techniques at FDC staff, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders as requested by the ADA Coordinator, Central Office; Collaborates with FDC institutional staff to provide inmates who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind with communication services deemed necessary for FDC staff encounters.

 

The duties and responsibilities of this position, although not limited to those enumerated below are as follows:

• Interprets and/or captions all auditory information in a variety of settings including classrooms, dormitories, and others as they arise.
• Schedules or works jointly with assigned Institutional or Regional ADA Coordinator(s) to arrange vendor interpreters when needed
• Functions as the information and referral person to institutional FDC regarding interpreting services availability within the community
• Conducts training on deaf awareness, sign language, and communication techniques at FDC staff, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders as requested by the ADA Coordinator, Central Office.
• Travels to provide services and provide consultation to various areas and institutions within the designated area.
• Assist identified deaf or hard of hearing (D/HOH) inmate(s) with onsite sign language interpreting services when an inmate has cognitive, psychiatric, or linguistic difficulties that may impede effective communication with FDC staff.
• Collect and maintain electronic database records of the auxiliary aids or services as each service is provided.
• Assist designated FDC staff with any concerns, grievances, or complaints raised by deaf or hard of hearing inmates regarding effective communication as soon as reasonably possible, with the goal of resolving the matters in compliance with federal and state mandates and FDC policies and procedures.  

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of one (1) year experience as a sign language interpreter or vocational training can substitute for one year of experience. 
• A valid Driver License.
• Must be able to travel on demand within area on short notice.

 

PRFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Any level credential in sign language interpreting from: