• Supports classroom environment by interpretation, signed or oral, to facilitate communication effectively to and by students in the classroom • Assist students under the teacher’s supervision • Assist with keeping a record of the student under the direction of the teacher • Follows developed behavior management programs that are in place for specific students • Continuously improves sign language skills and level of competency • Assists all students as support facilitators/interpreters in the inclusion model of education • Identifies and uses instructional accommodations and curricular modifications in effective instructional practice • Attends professional development regarding support facilitation techniques and communication skills for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students • Reports pertinent information using standardized reporting tools as identified by the Dallas Regional Program for the Deaf • Performs all duties relating to the State Deaf grant 100%; All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate • Maintains confidentiality at all times • Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned • Supports classroom environment by interpretation, signed or oral, to facilitate communication effectively to and by students in the classroom • Assist students under the teacher’s supervision • Assist with keeping a record of the student under the direction of the teacher • Follows developed behavior management programs that are in place for specific students • Continuously improves sign language skills and level of competency • Assists all students as support facilitators/interpreters in the inclusion model of education • Identifies and uses instructional accommodations and curricular modifications in effective instructional practice • Attends professional development regarding support facilitation techniques and communication skills for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students • Reports pertinent information using standardized reporting tools as identified by the Dallas Regional Program for the Deaf • Performs all duties relating to the State Deaf grant 100%; All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate • Maintains confidentiality at all times • Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned • Associates Degree and Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate or Sign Language Interpreter Certification/Deaf Education Certification on the levels indicated by one of the following organizations: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or Department of Assistive Rehabilitation Services (DARS)/Board for Evaluation of Interpreters • BEI – Basic • RID – CSC,CI, CT, or CI/CT • 2 years’ experience working and facilitating communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students using sign language • Appropriate sign language skills for instructional purposes as determined by an evaluation conducted by DISD staff • Ability to communicate with hearing impaired individual • Associates Degree and Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate or Sign Language Interpreter Certification/Deaf Education Certification on the levels indicated by one of the following organizations: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or Department of Assistive Rehabilitation Services (DARS)/Board for Evaluation of Interpreters • BEI – Basic • RID – CSC,CI, CT, or CI/CT • 2 years’ experience working and facilitating communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students using sign language • Appropriate sign language skills for instructional purposes as determined by an evaluation conducted by DISD staff • Ability to communicate with hearing impaired individual