Sign Language Interpreter Pool (2025 26 School Year)

Sign Language Interpreter Pool (2025-26 School Year)

ABOUT CPS
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly 38000 students preschool to 12th grade in 66 school communities across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs.

The districts innovative approach to education its investment in effective and caring educators and employees and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Our Vision: Cincinnati Public Schools will be a community that ensures equitable access to a world-class education unleashing the potential of every student.

Our Mission: We educate all students with rigor and care in a culture of excellence to develop engaged citizens who are prepared for life.

Who We Seek: Cincinnati Public is looking for innovative passionate culturally competent problem-solvers to join our team. We strive to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. If this is you we invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

RoleSummary

Sign Language Interpreter - Interpreters are specially trained individuals who will facilitate communication between students and staff. The interpreters duties are not only specific to the teacher assigned but they also serve as a member of the educational team. This position will work with the teachers who need signlanguage interpreters to assist with instruction but will not perform duties as a licensed teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS

Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Associates Degree or higher.
• 2 year Interpreter Training Program or enrolled in an ITP program.

• Licensure: Ohio State Board of Education Associate licensure for Interpreter for the
  Hearing Impaired. EIPA 4.0 or greater preferred.

• Previous experience interpreting in an educational setting desired.

The successful candidate shall have the training skills and ability necessary to:

• Interpret oral communication into sign language and signed communication into spoken English.
• Convey the content of the message clearly and accurately.
• Adhere to the rules of confidentiality required of all school personnel.
• Work collaboratively with theeducational team.
• Prepare for interpreting assignments including the vocabulary and content knowledge of the subject matter.
• Assist in communication throughout the building during instructional periods and student parent meetings.
• Report to building principal.
• Supervision will be in conjunctionwith the DSS manager and the school principal.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Physical and Mental Demands Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

Salary: $31.43 per hr. - per AFSCME contract
Service Period: School year only - 7 hours daily

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

All interested applicants are invited to submit an online application at / Apply online.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color sex age religion national origin disability sexual orientation or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER