About this role
Job Title: School ASL Interpreter
Agency: Department of Education
Job Requisition ID: JR0000007955
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Compensation Details: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE
Job Description:
The Georgia Department of Education’s (GaDOE) Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (AASD), located in Clarkston, Georgia, is seeking a qualified School ASL Interpreter to provide professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services for students, staff, and families. This position supports effective communication across educational and professional settings and requires strong ASL-to-English voicing skills, professionalism, flexibility and teamwork.
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide ASL interpreting services for IEP meetings, assemblies, staff meetings, conferences, home visits, and other school-related activities.
- Provide strong ASL-to-English voicing services in support of AASD’s educational mission.
- Assist with scheduling and coordinating interpreter services.
- Provide ASL mentoring and support to staff and fellow interpreters.
- Assist with clerical and other departmental duties as assigned.
- Support video creation and consultation for the Accessible Materials Project studio.
- Collaborate with the school’s ASL teachers, specialists, and other staff.
- Adhere to the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct.
- Demonstrate flexibility, professionalism, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current National RID/NAD certification, such as NIC, CI, or CI & CT, or an Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) score of 3.5 or higher.
- Experience interpreting in an educational setting.
- Experience providing ASL workshops or training.
- Computer literacy and proficiency with standard workplace technology.
- Knowledge of and experience working with the Deaf community.
- Flexibility in scheduling.
Minimum Qualifications:
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.