Part-Time Interpreter I

At Lone Star College System, every employee contributes to our mission of providing transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Guided by our vision to lead higher education through high-quality, affordable, and innovative learning opportunities, employees are expected to exemplify professionalism, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.

Through our One LSC Philosophy, we deliver excellent and uniform customer service, providing consistent information, and uniformly helping every student regardless of physical location, modality, college, campus, center, or medium.

This commitment supports Lone Star College System's strategic goals:

• Opportunity through financial resilience
• Leading in academic excellence
• Strength in culture and talent development
• Connections through bridges of prosperity

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With 100,000 students and counting, Lone Star College System provides transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. The two-year institution is training tomorrow's workforce today, offering more than 200 degrees and certification programs that empower students to take the next step.

Lone Star College System has eight main campuses and more than 20 locations in the Houston area. Learn more at LoneStar.edu.

Lone Star College System Office employees are based at one of two System Office locations: The Woodlands and University Park. Both are sites for multiple administrative departments and systemwide training programs.

The address is 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381. All applicants must reside in Texas.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The PT Interpreter I functions as an intermediate-level, professional interpreter for students, faculty, staff and administration that are Deaf/Hard of Hearing in order to maintain institutional compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Interpreters strive to advance in sign language skill proficiency in order to provide the highest level of professional interpreter services possible. Interpreters support and promote all persons’ right to communication equity in learning and workplace environments.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides Sign Language translation (voice and signing) and related Sign Language formats:
  • for clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • for all LSC students, faculty, staff and administration, and for visitors to LSC
  • in all requested Lone Star College locations and settings
  • at the appropriate language and register level
• Analyzes source language content, meaning, and intent to accurately deliver information to the target audience
• Communicates client information, client status, and any concerns or challenges to supervisor
• Actively researches situations (and potential situations) involving new, technical, or complex information to gain an understanding of what will/may be interpreted
• Ethically models positive and inclusive employee behavior
• Attends and actively participates in ASR department meetings and activities
• Continuously reviews current processes and procedures, and shares challenges and improvement ideas with supervisor and team
• Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong fluency in both Sign Language and English with the ability to preserve the meaning, tone, and emotional value of the original speech and have a firm grasp of both the source and the target languages, including all idiomsAbility and willingness to accept interpreting assignments at a variety of times and locations within the LSC service area, as needed, which includes some evenings and weekends
• Knowledge of the structure and content of Sign Language and English, including the meaning and spelling of words and an understanding of the rules of composition and grammar
• Ability to understand and adhere to LSC Policy on Students with Disability Rights, FERPA rules of the release of student information to faculty, parents, students, and other related federal, state, and local regulations
• Knowledge of the Interpreter Code of Professional Conduct as adopted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
• Thorough knowledge of the Deaf culture and the Deaf community
• Basic knowledge of computer use in the workplace is required, including the ability to type, utilize internet search engines and word processing software, and to maintain a work calendar using proprietary software
• Ability to maintain a professional and friendly attitude and to quickly develop a rapport with a wide variety of people
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy
• Must be sensitive to cultural differences
• Excellent listening and customer service skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• Uses fingers (fine finger dexterity), hands and arms to communicate using Sign Language for extended periods of time for most of the working day
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Sitting, standing, and walking around is often required in order to maintain line of sight with clients as well as to provide services in certain settings (i.e. campus tours, clinical settings)
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound
• Ability to convey detailed or important instructions to others accurately and concisely both in English and in Sign Language

WORK SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS:

• Interpreting assignments occur at a variety of times and locations within the LSC service area, as needed
• Includes evenings and weekends assignments
• PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other general office equipment. Incumbent may use video phone and/or sign language-related software
• Internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a variety of environments, mostly in climate-controlled office, classroom, meeting and convention environments with minimal exposure to safety hazards. May include indoor and/or outdoor laboratory environments with exposure to inclement weather, dust, dirt, etc. May include work in close quarters (e.g., simulated or real truck-driving cab) as well as providing remote services

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree and at least 3 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Active BEI Basic certification, or active BEI-recognized equivalent certification (prior BEI- I level not accepted)
• Reliable mode of transportation to travel between assignments within the LSC Service Area

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

Hourly Pay Rate is $37.72.

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment, excellent work/life balance, tuition waiver, participation in a tax deferred retirement plan and more.

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