{"id":36305,"date":"2017-09-21T17:20:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=36305"},"modified":"2017-09-21T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T22:20:17","slug":"fema-were-hiring-do-you-know-a-great-asl-interpreter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/09\/21\/fema-were-hiring-do-you-know-a-great-asl-interpreter\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA: We&#8217;re Hiring! Do you know a great ASL Interpreter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/logo-fema.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/05\/29\/nomination-period-is-open-for-the-2013-individual-and-community-preparedness-awards\/logo-fema\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/logo-fema.png?fit=101%2C108&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"101,108\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"logo-fema\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/logo-fema.png?fit=101%2C108&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23217 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/logo-fema.png?resize=101%2C108\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a>FEMA: We&#8217;re Hiring! Do you know a great ASL Interpreter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello Everyone,<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce that the Disability Integration department of FEMA are currently looking for an American Sign Language Interpreter to work with our team in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This person will be responsible for:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOB DUTIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation to meet the communications requirements of disaster survivors and the general public throughout emergency operations, programs and services while deployed to disasters and other emergency management events.<\/li>\n<li>Providing guidance regarding effective communication access in all phases of emergency response, recovery, mitigation, and preparedness.<\/li>\n<li>Providing interpreting services to achieve equal access to effective communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><br \/>\nMust have a minimum of 3 years\u2019 experience providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting for the disability community and service delivery programs. Experience with assessing individual interpreting needs, including the needs for Certified Deaf Interpreter for minimal language skills, tactile sign language, etc. Certification by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), or equivalent state level certification or licensure.<\/p>\n<p>Resume MUST contain your current and\/or former job information, including employer\u2019s name, address, phone and dates of employment (month and year).<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEY REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Must have 3 years of experience.<br \/>\n\u2022 Certification by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), or equivalent state level certification or licensure.<br \/>\n\u2022 You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.<br \/>\n\u2022 You must pass a background fingerprint\/security check.<br \/>\n\u2022 You may be required to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.<br \/>\n\u2022 You must provide two forms of ID: such as a VALID Driver License, Social Security Card, Birth Certificate, etc. or Passport. (We will not accept if expired.)<\/p>\n<p>If you know of someone who you think would be a good fit, it would be great if you could refer them:<\/p>\n<p>SEND RESUME TO: FEMA-DR4223TX-LOCALHIRES@fema.dhs.gov<br \/>\nSubject line must read: Job ID-2034-American Sign Language Interpreters-Houston-DIA<br \/>\nIf selected for an interview you would be required to provide 3 professional references.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Davra Harris<br \/>\nFEMA-Local Hire-Austin<br \/>\nHuman Resource Specialist Reservist<br \/>\nCell: 202-374-2584<br \/>\nEmail: Davra.c.harris@fema.dhs.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMA: We&#8217;re Hiring! Do you know a great ASL Interpreter? Hello Everyone, We are excited to announce that the Disability Integration department of FEMA are currently looking for an American Sign Language Interpreter to work with our team in Austin,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/09\/21\/fema-were-hiring-do-you-know-a-great-asl-interpreter\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[21,1356,40,31,32],"class_list":["post-36305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-austin","tag-fema","tag-interpreter","tag-job","tag-opportunity"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-9rz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36690,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/11\/17\/fema-is-hiring-asl-interpreters-austin-houston\/","url_meta":{"origin":36305,"position":0},"title":"FEMA is hiring ASL Interpreters &#8211; Austin &#038; Houston","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"FEMA is hiring ASL Interpreters American Sign Language Interpreter - Austin & Houston Good morning, FEMA is hiring ASL Interpreters in Austin and Houston. $42\/hour plus benefits. 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