Educational Interpreter

Applications are being accepted for the position of:

EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER

Under the direction of the Director of Instruction and School based Principal(s) or designate, the Itinerant Educational Interpreter provides professional American Sign Language (ASL)—English interpretation services for Deaf and hard of hearing students in educational settings.

The Educational Interpreter supports equitable access to instructional content, school activities, peer interactions, and communication opportunities by interpreting spoken English into ASL and ASL into spoken English in a manner that accurately conveys the meaning, intent, tone, and register of the message.

The applicant must have:

• Grade 12 graduation or equivalent

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Preference will be given to qualified applicants with Signed Exact English

• Completion/graduation of a recognized ASL Interpreter Diploma Program
• Current membership in WAVLI (Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters) in good standing
• Demonstrated fluency in ASL and English
• Minimum one (1) year of ASL-English interpreting experience preferred
• Experience working in K–12 educational settings is considered an asset

This is a unionized position with a payrate of $37.87 an hour. Please see the full job description #97 at

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until filled and can be emailed to

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This job is classed under Translators, terminologists and interpreters (NOC 51114) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Translators translate written material from one language to another. Interpreters translate oral communication from one language to another during speeches, meetings, conferences, debates and conversation, or in court or before administrative tribunals. Terminologists conduct research to itemize terms connected with a certain field, define them and find equivalents in another language. Sign language interpreters use sign language to translate spoken language and vice versa during meetings, conversations, television programs or in other instances. Translators, terminologists and interpreters are employed by government, private translation and interpretation agencies, in-house translation services, large private corporations, international organizations and the media, or they may be self-employed. Sign language interpreters work in schools and courts, and for social service agencies, interpretation services, government services and television stations, or they may be self-employed.

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