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About the Role

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. We offer unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment, utilizing advanced evidence-based clinical and academic approaches.

Responsibilities

Follow the RID Code of Professional Conduct and EIPA Guidelines in all professional decision-making.
Provide accessible communication and interpreting services in academic settings, meetings, and school events for D/HH, deafblind, DeafDisabled, and hearing individuals.
Serve as a sign language model, presenting content at an accessible language level for individual students.
Provide tutoring support, including vocabulary preview, concept review, and guided practice for D/HH, deafblind, and DeafDisabled students.
Communicate and document student progress with the transdisciplinary team and participate in relevant meetings, including ITEP and CSE.
Prepare thoroughly for interpreting assignments through collaboration, provided materials, and independent research.
Prioritize educational interpreting above all other interpreting needs while maintaining confidentiality on a need-to-know basis.
Set up, adapt, and support the use of materials, equipment, assistive devices, and emergency protocols as directed.
Contribute to overall school safety, productivity, and operations within assigned work hours without compromising interpreting responsibilities.
Support social development by informally teaching conversational signs to teachers, staff, and peers.
Build strong relationships with students, peers, and staff while collaborating effectively across departments.
Interpret or assist during crisis intervention or behavioral situations when needed.
Demonstrate skill in crisis management and de-escalation for students with autism, mental health conditions, or co-occurring diagnoses.
Transport students in a company vehicle to day-to-day activities may be required.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 1 year interpreting experience with deaf/HoH population, preferably in a K-12 educational setting.
Valid driver’s license with the ability to pass a DMV driving abstract screening preferred.
Ability to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
Ability to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
Ability to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
Must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
Must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.

Skills

Fluent in ASL.
Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 and other related applications.
CPR
First Aid
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
Mandated Reporter Training

Location

On Site

Work Type

Full-time
Part-time

Experience Level

1 year interpreting experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Certificate of completion or equivalent from an accredited interpreter training program (ITP) is strongly preferred
Successful completion of the written portion of the RID (National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) certification exam OR successful completion of the EIPA (Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment) with a score of 3.5 or higher is preferred
Preferably completed a supervised internship or practicum in an educational setting.

Salary/Compensations

$30 - $35 hourly

Benefits

Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)
Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT)
401k w/company match (FT)
Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)

About the Company

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions.
Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment.
Our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.
SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community.
We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming.
The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students.
We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team.
We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other.
We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles: We Care, We are Innovative, We are Collaborative, We are Resourceful.

Equal Opportunity

Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job.
Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected.
Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.