Job Description
Hourly Interpreter (Continuous) CSUN strives to be a destination workplace, where everyone understands that they belong to a community that is vital in advancing student success and providing exemplary service to all stakeholders. We foster an environment of success, both for our students and our employees. We have a relentless passion for celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as being an employer of choice. You will also have the opportunity to realize your own personal goals and be recognized for the work you do, and enjoy the unique value the CSUN community can offer. If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. Learn more: .
Major Duties Interpreter I: Under general supervision, the Interpreter I provides interpreting services to facilitate communication most often in a classroom or related instruction settings and activities. Assignments may involve technical or specialized subject matter and vocabulary. Individual assignments may vary based on the specific skills of the interpreter and the needs of students or other consumers. More difficult tasks may involve interpreting technical or specialized subject matter and vocabulary, which require using specialized signs, accommodating consumer requests for varied language preferences, and interpreting fast-spoken material. Specific complexity and skill factors include:
- Type of interpreting or communication system needed;
- Difficulty or unique nature of the subject matter and vocabulary;
- Speed of interpreting required;
- Number of Deaf and/or Hard-of-Hearing consumers served simultaneously.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Interpreter II A/B: The Interpreter II is distinguished from the Interpreter I by performing more complex assignments requiring a combination of higher levels of training, skills, certification, and experience. Assignments for the Interpreter II often involve high levels of interactive discussions requiring the interpreter to rapidly switch between spoken English and sign language or manual sign system and vice versa. These assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced level or highly complex classes requiring significant and rapid interaction using highly technical or specialized subject matter and vocabulary;
- Discussion situations in classrooms, conferences, and workshops involving advanced and/or complex topics requiring significant sigh-to-voice and voice-to-sigh translations;
- More complex interpreting situations such as conferences, workshops, seminars, theatrical, and/or other platform settings where multiple consumers, including students, faculty, and staff are served simultaneously.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
To provide Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing students the same access to instruction provided for hearing students (taking into consideration language and cultural differences), the skilled Interpreter II adapts terminology, language, instruction, concept, theory, and emotion to convey all aspects of the lecture, teaching material, and experiences. Classes or seminars taught with specialized vocabulary, ideas, or concepts can be relayed successfully to the student only if the interpreter knows the complex subject matter to a degree that provides for fluent, accurate, and specific translation in the language mode that the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing consumer can understand readily. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications - NOTE: The position will be filled at either the Interpreter I or Interpreter II A/B level dependent upon the applicant's qualifications.
Interpreter I: Any combination of experience and training in voice-to-sign to voice interpreting or transliterating that demonstrates assurance of skills appropriate for the level of the assignment, three years of experience preferred. Such combination of experience and training should be equivalent to those prescribed for certification in one of the following categories: Interpreter Certificate, Transliterator Certificate, Comprehensive Skills Certificate, or one of the Oral Transliterator Certificates.
Interpreter II A/B: Equivalent to a minimum of two years of paid interpreting experience; three years or 1800 hours preferred. Wide acquaintance with the academic higher education system of instruction through attendance or graduation from a four-year college or university is desirable.
CERTIFICATION: Candidate must possess and maintain certification/s: RID, NAD, and/or BEI certificates
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities - Depending on assignment, positions will vary in kind and extent of knowledge and abilities required but typically include knowledge of the methods and techniques used in communicating with deaf/hard of hearing persons and knowledge of the vocabulary used in the courses to which assigned.
- Ability and specialized skills to: hear spoken language communication; use American Sign Language or other sign systems; interpret spoken English at a rate appropriate to the assignment.
- Voice for deaf/hard of hearing signers; and interpret or transliterate for a group of hearing and deaf/hard of hearing persons.
Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule - Classification: Hourly Interpreter/Realtime Captioner/Computer-Aided Transcriber / 7193 / 0
- The anticipated hiring range for Interpreter I: $30.74 - $39.32, dependent upon qualifications and experience. The anticipated hiring range Interpreter II A/B: $46.28 - $56.35, dependent upon qualifications and experience. The salary range for this classification is: $19.37 - $194.60 per month.
- HOURS: Intermittent, on-call; hours and schedule vary.
- This is a Temporary-renewable; the end date to be determined.
- The individual hired for this role will physically work on-campus in Northridge. This is not a telecommute position.
General Information - Applications are currently being accepted to establish an Hourly Realtime Captioner POOL. Applications for these on-call positions will be accepted on a continuing basis through June 30, 2025 or until an adequate amount of applications have been received.
- A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
- The person holding this position may be considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements outlined in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
- Per the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.
- Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link:
- The CSU recommends that faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities at any university location be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus.
Equal Employment Opportunity CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran or military status, and disability. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Recruitment Services at 818-677-2101.
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One of the largest universities in the country, California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is an urban, comprehensive university that delivers award-winning undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 40,000 students annually and counts more than 330,000 alumni who elevate Southern California and beyond. Since its founding in 1958, CSUN has made a significant and long-term economic impact on California, generating nearly $1.9 billion in economic impact and more than 11,700 jobs each year. The LAEDC recognized CSUN as its 2015 Eddy Award winner for its positive economic impact. Serving more students on Pell Grants than any other institution in California, CSUN is also a social elevator and one of the most diverse universities in the country. CSUN ranks 13th in awarding bachelor’s degrees to historically underrepresented students and enrolls the largest number of students who are Deaf and hard of hearing of any U.S. state university. The journal Nature recently named CSUN a Rising Star for scientific research, and the NSF ranks CSUN in the top five nationally among similar institutions for graduates who go on to earn doctorates in the sciences. CSUN is where individuals rise. And through them, so does Greater Los Angeles and beyond.
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