American Sign Language

**American Sign Language (ASL) - English Interpreter**:
**Job ID**:

- 233374

**Posting status**:

- Open

**Organization**:

- Ministry of Education

**Division**:

- Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch

**City**:

- London

**Position(s) language**:

- English

**Job term**:

- 1 Temporary, Fixed-Term Position (Available September 2025 to May 2026)

**Job code**:

- 02794 - Translator 3

**Salary**:

- $1,569.09 - $1,964.16 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Competition # PDSB25-111**

The Ministry of Education, Robarts School for the Deaf in London, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch, require ASL-English Interpreters to provide interpreting services in educational and resource services programs for students and staff who do not share the same language or culture.

**About the job**:

- Provide interpreting services for Deaf students and staff in various settings.
- Provide interpreting services for administrative and professional staff in sensitive and demanding situations.
- Provide interpreting services for training sessions and workshops.

**What you bring to the team**:
**Mandatory requirements**:

- Degree or Diploma in ASL-English Interpreting
- Fluency in American Sign Language and English

**Knowledge and Skills**: Your background and experience enables you to meet the following requirements:

- Ability to interpret in a wide range of formal, informal, educational and professional settings.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Professional Code of Ethics of the Canadian Association of Sign Language Interpreters (CASLI).
- Fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and knowledge of Deaf culture.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience interpreting in both small and large group settings.

**How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

**Additional information**:

- Thursday, August 28, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

**Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 10 months, 1515 Cheapside St, London, West Region, Vulnerable Sector Check

**Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union

**Work hours**:

- Schedule 3.7

**Category**:

- Education and Training

**Posted on**:

- Friday, August 8, 2025

**Note**:

- **About security checks**:
A criminal or other federal offence record **does not automatically disqualify you** from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

**How to apply**:

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- Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
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**Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation**:
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