ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates communication in the classroom for Deaf students/faculty and hearing students/faculty and university extracurricular events using American Sign Language.

• Facilitates communication between Deaf and hearing persons for community assignments for Liberty University Interpreting Services (LUIS) using American Sign Language.

• Adheres to the RID/NAD Code of Professional Conduct by maintaining confidentiality for all interpreting assignments, abiding by all other tenets of the CPC.

• Prepares for assignment through thorough material review, logistical information gathering, meeting with presenters and event coordinators when necessary and team discussion ahead of time.

• Advocates for the implementation of accessible practices across campus at various venues and environments, including digital platforms.

• Contributes to the development of the interpreting field by providing observation opportunities and assignment debriefing with LU ASLI students and maintains consistent professional development through skill enhancing activities

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

Required Qualifications:  The minimum credential requirement of VQAS level III (Virginia Quality Assurance Screening) or other state equivalent (providing the VQAS test is taken and passed within 6 months of employment) credentials along with substantial experience in the field. To obtain LU-approved driver certification, individuals must be 21 years of age or older, possess a valid driver’s license with a minimum of five (5) years of documented driving history, and maintain a clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications: National RID Certification; VQAS screening Level III or Level IV; four- year college degree with National RID Certification; experience in higher education.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate in American Sign Language clearly and accurately.

• Ability to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.

• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government and community consumers and associates.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to community and campus locations.

• Regularly required to sign accurately and clearly to effectively communicate in ASL.

• Regularly required to hear and speak in English to effectively communicate orally.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about campus buildings.

• Regularly required to stand, walk and climb stairs to move about at community assignments.

• Daily use of hands, fingers and all body parts necessary to properly convey ASL.

• Occasionally required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is varied including on and off campus venues.

Driving Requirements

Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position.  Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

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Location

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.