INTERPRETER TUTOR - ASL

Position Type: Paraeducator Date Posted: 6/8/2026 Location: Advance Date Available: 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED Position Details Posting: AP7605 Location: Advance Position: Interpreter Tutor - ASL Rate: PESPA - Level 7 Hours: 6.25 hours per day (Includes 30 minute unpaid break) Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:15 AM to 2:00 PM Calendar: 191-Day Notes: THIS POSTING IS FOR THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR Responsibilities The purpose of this position is to support our district's deaf and hard of hearing program. The job of interpreter/tutor is done for the purpose of facilitating communication between persons who are deaf and hard of hearing and others; conveying teacher instruction and intent; assisting students with daily instructional activities; providing voice to sign and sign to voice support; participating as a team member to plan, review and share information; and serving as a resource to other school personnel requiring assistance with hard of hearing and deaf person/s. May work primarily with one student. Flexibility to ride the bus. Job Requirements / Qualifications Fluent in ASL. Completion of an Interpreter Training program. Prior job-related experience with background in an educational interpreter training preferred. BA degree preferred. State ASL Interpreter Tutor Requirements Minimum 4.0 score on Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) and the EIPA written test with a passing score. At minimum, the Written taken and passed with the Performance taken and in process of receiving score OR National Interpreter Certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and the EIPA written test with a passing score. An educational interpreter who has not successfully achieved the performance standard required by RCW 28A.410.271 may provide or continue providing educational interpreter services to students for one calendar year after receipt of his or her most recent educational interpreter assessment results, or eighteen months after completing his or her most recent educational interpreter assessment, whichever period is longer, if he or she can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the employing school or school district, ongoing efforts to successfully achieve the required performance standard. Benefits and Wages Refer to the PSD Education Support Prof Employees (PESPA)-WEA agreements, salary schedules, calendars, and benefits here. #J-18808-Ljbffr Puyallup School District