Interpreting Coordinator- Interpreting Team COLA

College/Division

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References

Employment Category

Fulltime

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Required Minimum Education Level

Associates or Equivalent Experience

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.

 

Wage Band

120H

Required Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

OR

• Minimum of 5 years experience as an interpreter, preferably in a postsecondary setting
• Must have five years of experience as an interpreter, preferably in postsecondary education.
• Must assess at Level 3 Interpreter on the DAS proficiency level. Consideration given to those who assess at Level 2, with the expectation that they promote to Level 3 within one year.
• Must possess sophisticated and in-depth understanding of Access Service requirements at a large comprehensive university with large numbers of diverse deaf and hard of hearing students and faculty.

Skills Required to perform the essential responsibilities of the job:

• Knowledge of the large, diverse, deaf and hard-of-hearing community
• Respect for diversity of needs and settings to be served AND experience in provision of interpreting in a broad variety of settings
• Demonstrated knowledge of role and function in postsecondary interpreting
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Code of Professional Conduct of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Demonstrated knowledge and appreciation of multiple styles of workplace communication
• Big picture understanding of the provision of access services
• Collaborative, progressive, innovative mindset; appreciation of the value of all team members
• Strong analytical skills and quantitative abilities
• Understanding of university organization and resources
• Strong communication abilities, written, spoken, and signed
• Perseverance and strong work ethic
• Generosity in sharing expertise and a strong interest in developing others
• Intermediate skills using Microsoft Office Suite
• Basic skills using email and communication systems, Kronos or other online timekeeping system.

 

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree
National Certification (RID, NAD, BEI, etc.) strongly preferred
 

Department/College Description

Department of Access Services (DAS) provides interpreting, notetaking, and real-time captioning services to the RIT community. Our goal is to provide the highest possible quality of access to communication.

Access services enable more than 650 deaf and hard-of-hearing RIT students to register and fully participate in roughly 23,000 credit hours annually in more than 200 highly competitive academic programs. Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students alike use access services to communicate with ea