Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Accessibility Services

Title: Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Accessibility Services

Salary Range: $3,142 - $4,354 per month

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Cooper Campus

Department: Student Accessibility Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Coordinates disability services for students on all BCTC campuses who are D/deaf or hard of hearing including: assessing student needs; arranging/implementing accommodations; serving as a liaison between students, staff, and faculty; scheduling interpreters and providing supervision and support. 

Job Duties:

Manage Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. 

Coordinate disability services by meeting with students and setting up specific accommodations. 

Schedule Interpreters to ensure coverage for all classes needing interpreters. 

Coordinate interpreting services for Adult Basic Educations classes. 

Notify faculty of students with disabilities and their accommodations. 

Provide consultation and education to faculty, staff, and administration on disability issues. 

Serve as a resource to students, staff and faculty on disability issues and accommodations process. 

Attend staff meetings, college meetings, committee meetings and professional organizational meetings. 

Provide help with late registration, Stop By Get Started and new freshman orientation events. 

Assist with test proctoring when needed. 

Provide data and reports for funding as requested. 

Hire freelance interpreters. 

Coordinate interpreting and note taking services for all campuses. 

Provide conflict resolution for interpreters and Deaf or Hard of Hearing students. 

Advocate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students and interpreters. 

Perform interpreting in the classroom and for college programs and services. 

Prepares interpretation for complex/technical subject matter 

Attend a minimum of 20 hours of professional development to maintain KY state Licensure and National Interpreter Certification. 

Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

4 Year Degree, Completion of an accredited interpreter training program, or equivalent.

3 Years of Interpreting experience

Licensed with the Kentucky Board of Interpreters (KBI),

Nationally certified through Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf & Hard of hearing (RID)

Must be skilled in American Sign Language; Must be a qualified interpreter in both expressive and receptive ASL; may be required to sign for extended periods of time. Must be prepared to sign under various environmental conditions.  

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree

5 + years of Interpreting Experience, post-secondary interpreting experience

Experienced in scheduling Interpreters.

Experienced with Microsoft 365

Licensed with the Kentucky Board of Interpreters (KBI)

Nationally Certified through Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

Must be skilled in American Sign Language and appropriate forms of manually coded English and oral interpreting; may be required to sign for extended periods of time. Must be prepared to sign under various environmental conditions.