[WADNet Post] Aug 30: Special Job Posting
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- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:23:18 -0500
SPECIAL JOB POSTING
-- Sep 30: Deadline for WITA Evaluator Applications
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Sep 30: Deadline for WITA Evaluator Applications
Call for WITA Evaluators
The Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) is seeking qualified
candidates to be trained as evaluators for the Wisconsin Interpreting
and Transliterating Assessment (WITA).
Who: ODHH is looking to fill 20 evaluator slots. 10 deaf and 10
hearing evaluators are needed.
Hours: Evaluators will receive videotapes via US Mail periodically
during the year. The video tape must be evaluated and returned to ODHH
with the evaluation completed within 2 weeks of receiving the video. One
video could have multiple applicants on it to be evaluated. Evaluation
of 1 applicant could take 1-2 hours depending on the experience of the
evaluator.
Compensation: Evaluators will be paid $30.00 per applicant evaluated.
Qualifications:
Deaf candidates must have bilingual competence in both ASL and English
and at least one of the following:
CDI (Certified Deaf Interpreter – Registry of interpreters for the Deaf)
ASLTA
Bachelor’s Degree
Hearing Candidates must have bilingual competence in both ASL and
English as well as:
CI and CT, CSC, or NIC-Certified
ITP Graduate
Job Description: Evaluators will be responsible to attend orientation
training and subsequent refresher trainings. Upon completion of the
orientation training evaluators will begin receiving video tapes in the
mail at their home with multiple applicants on it. All evaluators must
have access to a TV and VCR and in future, internet, to be able to view
the video tapes. Using established tools and scoring rubrics evaluators
will view and score the applicant on the video. The video along with
scoring documentation must be returned to the ODHH office promptly.
This must be done in a timely fashion so that the WITA system runs
smoothly and efficiently. Evaluators must be very responsible and have
good time management skills. In addition, evaluators must adhere to a
high degree of confidentiality.
Application: Interested persons must apply by submitting a letter of
interest to ODHH. The letter should indicate why they are interested in
becoming a WITA evaluator and what qualification they have which satisfy
the required qualifications. Please include a copy of any of the
qualifications with the letter (ex. RID card, ASLTA, Bachelor’s Degree,
ITP certificate).
Required orientation training will take place on Saturday November 3,
9:00 am – 5:00 pm in Greenfield.
All application materials must be received by September 30, 2007.
Submit application materials to:
ODHH
Attn: Karen Dishno
PO Box 7851
1 W. Wilson St, Room 451
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Job description can also be viewed on WAD's website at
http://www.wi-deaf.org/images/jobs/wita_evaluator_ltr.pdf
(Contributed by: Karen Dishno, ODHH)
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Leslie Riggs
WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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