
About School District 69 (Qualicum)
School District 69 (Qualicum) is centrally situated on east Vancouver Island and covers the area of Nanoose Bay to Bowser and spans from Errington across the Strait of Georgia to Lasqueti Island. We serve a student population of approximately 4700 students. School District 69 (Qualicum) consists of eight elementary schools (Grades K-7), two secondary schools (Grade 8-12), an alternate school (PASS/Woodwinds) and a Distributed Learning program to support home-learning families called the Collaborative Education Alternative Program (CEAP). False Bay School on Lasqueti Island is entirely off-grid with an immense solar project recently completed. School District 69 (Qualicum) also embraces many community organizations through various school programs. The area’s natural beauty, never-ending beaches, mild climate and small-town charm make it a popular tourist destination and a great opportunity to have a career in paradise.
School District 69 (Qualicum)
SPARE REGISTERED VISUAL LANGUAGE INTERPRETER
School District 69
(Qualicum) is currently recruiting for spare Registered Visual Language
Interpreter. If you are passionate about helping support students to succeed
and pride yourself in promoting an inclusive environment, we want to hear from
you!
Rate of Pay: $33.00
per hour
Hours: Vary
Other: Professional
Development opportunities
JOB
FUNCTION:
Under
the general supervision of the Principal, with a functional reporting role to
the District Principal, Learning, the Registered Visual Language Interpreter
will provide interpreting for deaf and hard of hearing students, classmates
and educational staff in order to support students in their school activities
and their Individual Education Plans.
The RVLI will also act, as an interpreter for School or District staff
and other allied professionals providing and receiving relevant student
information. The RVLIs may be deployed to other district sites when services
are not required at the assigned location.
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REPORTING
TO:
The
Principal, with a functional reporting role to the District Principal,
Learning.
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ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
- Accurately
interpret information from spoken English to American Sign
Language/Signed English/Sign Assisted Speech as well as, from American
Sign Language/Signed English to spoken English delivering the intent,
meaning and register of the speaker at a level commensurate with the
grade level of the student as required.
- Facilitate
communication between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students and staff
by providing interpreting services in and out of the classroom,
adjusting to the signing, educational and communication required. This may include scribing ASL to
written English.
- Interpret
in educational situations such as classroom instruction,
student-to-student dialogue, counselling sessions, tutorials, assemblies,
parent/student meetings, field trips and any other situations requiring
communication.
- Under
the direction of the classroom teacher and teacher of the deaf and hard
of hearing, provides language extensions and vocabulary reinforcement to
support academic concepts.
- Prepare,
as necessary, for interpreting in an educational setting by reviewing
educational material, vocabulary, concepts, sentence structure and plan
for a variety of situations (e.g. non-close captioned videos, field
trips, school assembly presentations).
- Participate
in educational team meetings, including the development and review of
progress on the Individual Education Plan, providing insight on the
success of communication strategies.
- Maintain
confidentiality of all information relating to students, parents and
staff.
- Address
differences in auditory, perceptual, visual and memory abilities through
augmentative communication.
- Operate
a personal computer and applications, FM equipment, and other
augmentative communication devices for educational purposes as required.
10. May, on
occasion, be required to perform other job-related duties as assigned,
including supervision, assisting individual student(s) or groups of students
when help is solicited.
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REQUIRED
ABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
1.
Completion of a recognized 2-year
Interpreter Training Program (ITP), or an equivalent combination of training
and experience.
2.
Fluency and ability to:
· interpret
American Sign Language/Signed English/Sign Assisted Speech, including the
ability to adjust to the signing, educational, and communication levels that
are consistent with the grade level of the student as required;
· as
evidenced through a screening committee comprised of representatives of
school district professional(s), interpreting organizations and members of
the deaf community; and,
· an
excellent command of the English language and ability to interpret same.
3.
More than 6 months’ experience at providing
interpreting services.
4.
Be a member in good standing of and abide
by the Code of Ethics:
· The Canadian
Association of Visual Language Interpreters (CASLI); and,
· The
Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters (WAVLI).
- Have
acquired or willingness to acquire an understanding of the learning and
social needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners in a mainstream
education setting.
- Physical
ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job.
- Ability
to work at the level of independence and with the degree of initiative
appropriate to the position.
- Ability
to work flexible hours as needed in order to accommodate after school
meetings or events and extra-curricular activities.
- Ability
to work well with students and other adults.
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The
successful applicant(s) must successfully complete an Authorization for
Criminal Records Search form pursuant to the Criminal Records Review Act. Thank you in advance for your
application. Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
Please submit a complete application package clearly quoting job number to:
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School District 69 (Qualicum)
Director of Human Resources - School District 69 (Qualicum)
Email: jobpostings@sd69.bc.ca
For further information please contact Denise Kinney, Human Resources Assistant at 250 954 3069 or dkinney@sd69.bc.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.