Job Details

San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of a variety of sign language systems and methods of effective presentation.
• First Aid and CPR certification (provided by SLOCOE) must be obtained within 130 days of employment.
• Certification by the national RID or attainment of a passing score, as required by regulation, on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment.
• Valid California Driver's License.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with special education students.
• One year experience, paid or unpaid, working with deaf/hard of hearing students as an interpreter in an educational setting.
• Registry of Interpreters for Deaf (RID) certification or equivalent (passing score of 4.0 as required by regulation, on the EIPA, the ESSE-I, or the NAD/ACCI assessment).

Application Materials

• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation
• Other (Registry of Interpreters for Deaf (RID) Certification or equivalent.)
• Resume (Please specify dates worked at each location.)

This posting serves to fill a current vacancy and to establish an eligibility list for future vacancies within the next 6 months. Candidates without a qualifying certification may apply. Selected candidates will be tested for interpreting skills. SLOCOE does not participate in Social Security but contributes to PERS (Public Employees Retirement System). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance and paid sick, vacation, and personal leave.