Sign Language Interpreter

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Job Category:
University Staff

Employment Type:
Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Profile:
Sign Language Interpreter

Job Summary:

Do you love learning something new all the time? The University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking for sign language interpreters to join to our part-time hourly team in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DHH) Services Program. As an employee, you could interpret for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, program participants, and campus visitors. Envision yourself interpreting for classes, trainings, conferences, nationally and internationally known guest speakers, formal platform work, and webinars. The DHH team provides experienced coordination support for services providers for scheduling and to ensure that you have the preparation materials you need to do your best work. In addition, the DHH tech team provides on-call support for remote work assignments.

Schedules and the number of hours requested to work vary per semester depending on scheduling needs for both recurring and one-time events. Most requests are daytime/weekday, and there are occasional evening and weekend needs.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares for interpreting requests by utilizing provided preparation materials, researching outside sources, and communicating with colleagues

• Interprets or transliterates for advanced or technically complex academic content or institutional events that include sensitive or high impact requests utilizing ethical analysis to determine optimal options in interpreting situations

• Provides consultation and answers questions regarding best practices for interpreting and working with deaf individuals for the University community

Department:

Student Affairs, Student Success and Belonging, McBurney Disability Resource Center

The McBurney Disability Resource Center is the office for students with disabilities and classroom accommodations on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. As part of the student accommodation process, we work collaboratively with students and instructors to provide and support effective student accommodations. While the McBurney Center primarily focuses on student accommodations, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Services Program also fills campus interpreting and captioning requests for departments, in service to faculty, staff, visitors, program participants, and campus events.

McBurney is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, student success and belonging, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy.


Compensation:

This is an hourly paid position; the hourly rate is commensurate with certification, education, and experience. For compensation details, please contact Terri Oehrlein at View email address on click.appcast.io .

Required Qualifications:

• Current Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certification and/or National Association of the Deaf Certification and/or equivalent certification.
• Wisconsin Sign Language Interpreter-Advanced Hearing or Sign Language Interpreter Advanced Deaf State License, current or eligible.
• Minimum of two or more years interpreting experience with Deaf and hard of hearing people, preferably in a post-secondary setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certificate of completion or equivalent from an accredited interpreter training program is strongly preferred, though relevant experience may be considered.
• Familiarity with common video conferencing platforms and experience interpreting for remote requests.
• Knowledge of deafness, services, and accommodations of Deaf and hard of hearing students in a post-secondary situation.

Education:

Bachelor's degree preferred

How to Apply:

To begin the application process, click on the "I am a current employee" button or "I am not a current employee" button under Apply Now. You will need to upload the following documents:

1. Current Resume.
2. Cover Letter that addresses your experience and qualifications relevant to this position.

Please note that there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents into the one attachment field. Application reviewers will evaluate the materials you submit (your resume and cover letter) to identify qualified applicants who will advance in the recruitment process. Please ensure that your application is complete and submitted by the deadline ("apply by "date at the top of the posting) to be considered for this position.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, which includes transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information:

Angel Cartagena, HR Business Partner
Email: View email address on click.appcast.io
Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io

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Terri Oehrlein, Assistant Director for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Email: View email address on click.appcast.io
Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io

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