Cal Poly
Location
San Luis Obispo, California
Salary
$32 - $52 / HOUR
Incumbents provide interpreting services for campus events, instructional classes, and related settings, handling standard complexity factors like communication systems, subject matter difficulty, and speed required. The position is responsible for delivering high quality, accurate interpretation within professional standards, making independent decisions on effective delivery methods.
Candidates must be able to hear spoken English and effectively use ASL, Signed English, or another manual sign system, possessing working knowledge of interpretation processes to convey register, tone, and content accurately. Required qualifications include the ability to interpret and transliterate at required speeds across various settings and knowledge of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) code of professional conduct.
Under general supervision of the Director of the Disability Resource Center, incumbents in this position provide interpreting services for campus events, instructional classes or related instructional settings and activities involving standard complexity factors such as the type of communication system needed, difficulty of subject matter, speed of interpreting required, and number of consumers served simultaneously.
The position is responsible for delivering high quality, accurate interpretation within the framework of professional standards. The incumbent makes independent decisions at the time of interpretation about the most effective methods to use for the delivery of sign language interpreting services.
The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a central service unit within Student Affairs. The DRC consults with the campus community to promote welcoming environments and facilitate equal opportunity for students with disabilities in their academic courses, campus services, and all student programs and activities. The DRC collaborates with students to identify and eliminate potential and real barriers to accessibility by promoting inclusive design, providing reasonable accommodations, and assessing effectiveness.
Salary and Benefits
$32.00 - $52.00 Per Hour
$19.37 - $194.60 Per Hour
Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website [https://afd.calpoly.edu/hr/benefits/] for additional information.
Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu [http://www.calpoly.edu/].
Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment
CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ [https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/] and questions may be sent to humanresources@calpoly.edu [humanresources@calpoly.edu].
Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).
Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.
Market context
In California, sign language interpreter roles are often competitive because schools and public-serving organizations need candidates who can accurately convey register, tone, and content while working across ASL, Signed English, or another manual sign system. Applicants with strong interpretation process knowledge and the ability to hear spoken English are typically better positioned. This platform’s job requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original posting, helping you review details faster before applying.
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