Job ResponsibilitiesPlease note: This position is 40 hours per week/44 weeks per year on campus. 40 weeks (nine months) are scheduled mid-August to mid-May for the fall and spring semesters. Four weeks (one month) are scheduled during the summer between mid-May and mid-August. A weekly schedule is established each semester, which will require flexibility to support student schedules, including the ability to work weekdays Monday through Friday within the hours of 8am to 10pm and occasionally on the weekends. The interpreter's work will be onsite at RIT's Henrietta campus.This position is critical in providing interpreting services for signed and spoken discourse in classrooms, meetings, interviews, and other on campus events.Responsibilities include:
- Assess communication interactions and adjust interpreting to ensure accurate interpretation.
- Demonstrate ability to fluently interpret/transliterate moderately paced lectures.
- Provide sign to spoken English interpretation for clients who use either signed English or ASL. Provide sign to spoken English interpreting.
- Accurately represent subtlety of intent for longer, complex discourse in classroom and other interpreting assignments with client who use a wide variety of language modalities.
- Can critique interpretations by self and others and make meaningful assessments of skill.
- Occasionally demonstrates some ability to assess and use appropriate processing method (lexical, phrasal, sentential, textual) based on source and target languages, needs of consumers and cultural protocol.
- Assigned to a wide variety of clients throughout the Institute. May be considered for high visibility/sensitive assignments.
- Accountable for accurate interpretation between deaf and hearing students, faculty and staff.
- Confer with consumers, preview available materials and research additional resources to prepare for assignments.
- Skills suitable for all content areas within the core team and many outside areas.
- Maintain a healthy work practice through application of biomechanical principles. Complete a biomechanic evaluation every two years.
- Target hours and actual interpreting hours reviewed: 24 hours for full-time, 14 hours for part-time.
- Develop and implement a professional development plan.
- Exhibit a commitment to and demonstration of RIT values; set these goals in Plan of Work (POW).
- Exhibit a commitment to and demonstration of diversity and inclusion; set these goals in POW.
- Participate in committee and project work.
- Maintain effective communication with consumers, operations staff and colleagues regarding the provision of service.
- Provide trainings, mentoring, observation and diagnostic feedback to junior colleagues; able to mentor Apprentice and Associate Interpreters.
- Attend core team and DAS staff meetings.
- Maintain daily and accurate timecard using the online payroll system.
- OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
Additional DetailsThe 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, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to your application for employment at RIT, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-###-#### or email your request to
[email protected] To ApplyIn order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.Required QualificationsRequirements include but are not limited to:
- An Associates, Bachelors or Masters level degree OR 3 years of Professional Interpreting Experience
- Proficiency in American Sign Language and English
Questions may be directed to: Mr. Chris Campbell,
[email protected] QualificationsPreferred experience:
- Broad experience; postsecondary experience
- Deaf Interpreters strongly encouraged to apply
- Experience with different modalities in DeafBlind interpreting, including ProTactile
- Highly proficient in ASL-English interpreting
Department/College DescriptionThe Department of Access Services (DAS) at RIT/NTID seeks candidates to join the largest staff of interpreters working in postsecondary education. RIT/NTID is a dynamic, language-rich environment of 1,200 deaf students, staff, and faculty on a campus of nearly 17,000 students. DAS boasts a phenomenal professional development program that offers over 400 hours of PD annually. The interpreting component of Access Services is organized into six interpreting teams. Interpreters work primarily in the specialized content areas of their teams, which correspond with the eleven colleges of RIT.DAS hires interpreters whose skills range from entry level to senior level. A candidate's experience, language proficiency, and interpreting skill are considered before hiring into the Apprentice, Associate, or Interpreter rank.Please note, individual is hired based on their skill level with commensurate salary range. Interpreter levels are:Interpreter Level Anticipated Compensation Staff Wage BandApprentice $20.04-$33.57 117HAssociate $21.95-$36.77 118HInterpreter $25.13-$42.09 119HSenior Interpreter $28.89-$48.39 120HWhat do we believe at RIT?Rochester Institute of Technology is a diverse and collaborative community of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds. Through creativity and innovation, and an intentional blending of technology, the arts and design, we provide exceptional individuals with a wide range of academic opportunities, including a leading research program and an internationally recognized education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. We are dedicated to building a diverse community, one where employees feel a sense of belonging, and are valued for their contributions and the perspectives they bring.As a member of the RIT community, you'll receive a comprehensive employee benefits package that offers multiple options and access to additional employment advantages. You can tailor your benefit elections to meet your needs (affordable medical/dental/vision benefits; paid vacation/sick time/retirement saving plan with exceptional employer match; and tuition assistance for you and your family, to name a few).Job SummaryInterpreters provide accurate interpretation across a broad range of the English-ASL continuum. Interpreters are competent to take any given assignment within the core team and many assignments outside of their core team area. Interpreters demonstrate comprehension in the assessment and self-assessment of interpreting and interpreting processes. Interpreters' professional development might include serving as a mentor to a student, apprentice or fellow interpreter. Interpreters demonstrate skills in providing professional development in topics of their professional interest. Interpreters are required to demonstrate growth and breadth in their proficiency through a commitment to professional development.
