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Freelance Position: ASL Translator

 

Through our Vocational Counseling Services, Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc. (SDHHS) assists students in finding
support service workers for post secondary education. As part of this assistance, SDHHS invites those interested in providing support
services to submit their resumes to the agency. These resumes are held by SDHHS for the use of students requiring support services.

Post Secondary students are the employer who hires support workers to assist them in their studies. SDHHS Vocational Counselors assist
students by providing access to resumes, interviewing techniques and questions and may assist students with interviewing prospective
employees (support services interpreters or CNS operators). Funding for support workers is through Study Grant and Employability Assistance
for Persons With Disabilities (EAPD).

Title: ASL Interpreter

Duties:
Accurately provide educational interpreting between English and American Sign Language/contact language and
vice versa for scheduled classes, labs and required course/program related activities.
Prepares for assignments by reading texts, obtaining video tapes and overheads ahead of time, and developing
signs appropriate to terminology used in the course.
Observes the AVLIC Code of ethics and Guidelines for Professional Conduct.

Qualifications:
Diploma from an interpreter training program or equivalent experience and education.
Current AVLIC certification or working to achieve it
Demonstrated Knowledge and understanding of Deaf Culture

Pay Range: $22.00 /hr - $26.50/hr.