Basic Function

Professionally support the mission of Stockton Unified School District in providing high quality delivery of educational services to all students. Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, the Administrator of Special Education and/or an assigned site Administrator, provide interpreting/transliteration services that effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing students and others; teachers, administrators, parents, students, counselors, to assist deaf and hard of hearing students.

EDUCATIONAL SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER (ITINERANT)

Professionally support the mission of Stockton Unified School District in providing high quality delivery of educational services to all students. Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, the Administrator of Special Education and/or an assigned site Administrator, provide interpreting/transliteration services that effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication between deaf and/or hard of hearing students and others; teachers, administrators, parents, students, counselors, to assist deaf and hard of hearing students.

Representative Duties

- Interpret for D/HH students who are educated in a variety of educational environments, general education, and special education continuum including early childhood natural environments, community based and vocational instruction, and adjust interpretive language to match the student’s preferred language and language mode to ensure that the student comprehends the interpretation.




- Interpret for parent conferences, IEP meetings and other school-sponsored activities as needed.
- Provide tutoring and instructional support to D/HH students to assist them in their classes.
- Participate in educational team meetings and provide information on students’ use of interpreting services and proficiency in communication.
- Maintain confidentiality about student information and communication content, as appropriate to the educational system.
- Participate in meetings and conferences as assigned and facilitate the on‑going acquisition of sign language skills for students and staff.
- Assist in data collection, maintaining records, class assignments and provide signing to assist in achieving IEP/IFSP goals and benchmarks; report student progress to assigned teachers.
- Consult with classroom teachers to identify pupils in need of special assistance, identify unusual problems and report to teachers as appropriate.
- Assist with social development of students through communication, implementation of behavior support plans and appropriate modeling of behavior.
- Work with teachers to develop ways of increasing interaction between deaf students and all peers.
- Support the use of assistive technology, hearing aids, sound amplification systems, etc.




- Maintain cultural awareness and sensitivity to different attitudes and life styles.

Knowledge and Abilities

- Knowledge of a variety of sign languages and systems (e.g. American Sign Language, Pidgin Sign English, Manually Coded English, Cued Speech).
- Broad spectrum knowledge in the humanities, sciences, and the arts, often collectively called general studies.
- Knowledge of the educational implications, challenges and issues that face students with hearing impairment.
- Tutoring techniques and responsibilities; note‑taking, use of visual materials, specialized seating.
- Orientation to deafness: Information about teaching sign language and about deafness or hearing impairment for the lay person; referral sources on general topics relating to deafness; when, how, and to whom to make referrals, promoting an expanded communication setting for the deaf or hard of hearing student; fostering student participation in activities.
- Understanding of challenges and issues that face students with deafness and hearing impairment.

Abilities

- Utilize Visual English and American Sign Language and demonstrate ability to understand and to be understood by a variety of students at different age levels.
- Facilitate communication between a student and the student’s teacher that reflects a sense of the whole message rather than just a technically correct translation of the words used.
- Convey different registers of the speaker (degree of formality, range of emotion, directiveness, discourse markers indicating an aside or sidebar to the main conversation).
- Recognize when communication provided by the interpreter is or is not clearly understood by the student.
- Utilize

📌 Educational Sign Language Interpreter # 752 Edison High School (Stockton)
🏢 Stockton Unified School District
📍 Stockton