Posted 17 days ago
Educational Interpreter
@ School District #79 (Cowichan Valley)
Duncan, British Columbia
Overview
School District #79 (Cowichan Valley) is hiring a part-time Educational Interpreter. The role provides ASL-English interpretation for Deaf and hard of hearing students in K-12 classrooms and school activities. The posting states a unionized wage of $37.87 per hour.
Pay:
$37.87 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Interpret spoken English into ASL for Deaf and hard of hearing students
- Interpret ASL into spoken English for students and school staff
- Support access to instruction, school activities and peer interaction
- Accurately convey meaning, intent, tone and register
Requirements summary:
- Grade 12 graduation or equivalent
- Completion of a recognized ASL Interpreter Diploma Program
- Current WAVLI membership in good standing
- Demonstrated fluency in ASL and English
- Signed Exact English preferred
- One year of ASL-English interpreting experience preferred
Source and dates
Job-board feed · applytoeducation
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Education |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer low |
| Languages | English, American Sign Language |
| Licences & certifications | WAVLI membership |
| Education | High school (required), Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | ASL interpretation |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
School District #79 (Cowichan Valley)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
Applications are being accepted for the position of:
EDUCATIONALINTERPRETER
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.
Theapplicantmusthave:
- Grade 12 graduation or equivalent
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.
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