Asl Interpreter

**Salary**
- $55.71 Hourly**Location**
- Belleville, ON**Job Type**
- Casual Part-Time**Job Number**
- 2024-00178**Department**
- Equitable Learning**Opening Date**
- 10/28/2024**Closing Date**
- Continuous**Bargaining Unit**
- N/A**Start Date**
- January 2025**Hours**
- Casual**Length of Term**
- Casual**DESCRIPTION**

**BENEFITS**

**QUESTIONS**

**About Loyalist**

Loyalist College is built upon the lands governed by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement. We affirm and thank the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg and Huron-Wendat nations for their continued caretaking of the land. At Loyalist, we empower our students with wraparound support services and hands-on training to succeed on any path they choose. Our academic programs are responsive and innovative, designed to solve pressing social and economic challenges and meet the evolving needs of our regional industry and community partners. Our graduates enter the workforce equipped with the knowledge they need to be better global citizens, and with future-focused skills to lead change in their fields. With a presence in Belleville, Bancroft, Port Hope, Tyendinaga and Toronto, we believe our institutional responsibility extends beyond the classroom to seeing the big picture for the communities we serve. Our expertise in applied research and deep connections to local industry support economic development, to the benefit of businesses, entrepreneurs, changemakers and innovators. Our commitment to decolonization, and the pursuit of a more inclusive, equitable world, means we hold ourselves accountable to the diverse perspectives, cultures and experiences that shape our communities.

**Position Summary**:
Provides interpreting services between ASL and English for students (both Deaf and hearing), teachers, staff and other professionals at Loyalist College, the community, college events or placement agencies.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Ensure appropriate environmental dynamics
- Provide college community with interpretation for workshops
- Prepare for interpreting assignments by studying assignment related resources, networking with related professionals and establishing linguistically appropriate communication strategies
- Consults with students, teachers and staff around the appropriate use of an interpreter; to assess and arrange interpreting environments for successful communication dynamics
- Maintains service excellence within the department, participate in on-going professional development opportunities and monitor professional literature in order to keep abreast of new developments in the field
- Other duties as assigned.
- Skills and Attributes:

- Self-motivated and able to work with mínimal supervision; solid problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated communication, collaboration, interpersonal and teamwork skills at a professional level
- Demonstrated commitment to uphold the College’s priorities on diversity and equity.

**Qualifications**:

- 4 year post secondary education program or 3-year degree with specialized, professional qualifications, or equivalency
- Field of Study: ASL Interpreter Training Program Diploma
- 5 Years experience
- Experience interpreting in post secondary environment
- Experience in scheduling using a data base; Ministry reporting, recruiting, mentoring and training employees and fluency in ASL.
- Intermediate to advanced skill in computers including meeting software e.g. Zoom and MS Teams
- Knowledge of Deaf culture and community impacts, issues and trends.
- Knowledge of interpreting community best practices, trends and language skill set.
- Working knowledge of AVLIC policies and guidelines
- OIS Registration

**_Please note:_**_ _
- We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

**Agency**
- Loyalist College**Address**

376 Wallbridge Loyalist Rd.

Belleville, Ontario, K8N 5B9

**Phone**
- 613-969-1913

**Website**About Loyalist**

Loyalist College is built upon the lands governed by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement. We affirm and thank the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg and Huron-Wendat nations for their continued caretaking of the land. At Loyalist, we empower our students with wraparound support services and hands-on training to succeed on any path they choose. Our academic programs are responsive and innovative, designed to solve pressing social and economic challenges and meet the evolving needs of our regional industry and community partners. Our graduates enter the workforce equipped with the knowledge they need to be better global citizens, and with future-focused skills to lead change in their fields. With a presence in Belleville, Bancroft, Port Hope, Tyendinaga and Toronto, we believe our institutional responsibility extends beyond the classroom to seeing the big picture for the communities we serve. Our expertise in applied research and deep connections to local industry support economic development, to the benefit of businesses, entrepreneurs, chang