Sign Language Interpreting Services

The Vendor is required to provide sign language interpreting and cued language transliteration services to students, staff or applicants for employment with county, and community members including parents who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Mandatory services and skills
• Voice-to-sign interpretation, as requested, and
• Sign-to-voice interpretation as requested, and
• Oral transliteration as requested,
• Tactile interpretation as requested, and
• Cued speech/language transliteration as requested, and,
• Certified deaf interpreters as requested, and
• Advanced ability to analyze communication modes the deaf consumer is using.
• Ability to sign and interpret in legal and confidential environments;
• Legal ability to work in environments around children;
• Knowledge of school-related and academic vocabulary;
• Knowledge of human resources, accommodation, and other related business vocabulary;
• Ability to navigate virtual interpreting platforms;
• For cued language transliterators: ability to demonstrate a high degree of skill in a variety of school-related environments;
• Interpret telephone calls;
• Interpret interactions between employees and office staff;
• Interpret school-wide events, including field trips, student theatrical events, concerts, orientations and graduations.
• Expected to be present at the assignment location at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
• Payment will be based solely on the scheduled start time and duration of the assignment and shall not include compensation for early arrival.
• In the case of a student’s absence, the school system may reroute the interpreter to another assignment in the program.
• In the case of assignment cancellation, the school system may reroute the interpreter to another assignment within the same program.
• The interpreter shall perform the reassigned duties and is permitted to invoice for the actual time worked on the replacement assignment in accordance with the established compensation terms.
• Mileage reimbursement for SLI/CLTs or cued language transliterates.
• Travel to and from assignments is considered the responsibility of the contractor; county assumes no liability or obligation for such costs.
• Lunch breaks are considered unpaid time.
• Freelance sign language interpreters (SLIS) and cued language transliterators (CLTs) engaged by county will not receive compensation for any portion of the day designated as a meal break, regardless of the assignment duration.
• Remain at the job for the standard waiting time of 20 min/each hour in the event the client does not show up
• Wear appropriate attire to all assignments; for employee assignments, service providers are expected to wear professional clothes – exercise clothes, pajamas, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and similar clothing are not permissible (unless specified by county).
• Whether certified or non-certified, you must follow registry of interpreters for the deaf (RID) and cued language transliterator (CLT) code of conduct in all settings
• VRI (video remote interpreting) - the department of compliance and investigations may approve video-based interpreting services for employees only.