Greater Pittsburgh Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

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If you are an interpreter in the GPRID region, we would like your feedback in our survey below. Your response will enable us to provide you with workshops, mentoring, etc. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions. Just click the button that says "Cast Your Vote".

Thanks!!

THIS SURVEY IS ABOUT THE PARID CONFERENCE IN GETTYSBURG IN MAY, 2008.

We would like your opinion on our Poll!

Do you have an idea for a survey question? Send your suggestion and the multiple choice answer selections to Cindy West. PghRID@aol.com

INTERPRETER NEEDED

Interpreter search: Looking for a skilled ASL interpreter for a growing
Deaf ministry in a church in Beaver County.
Please read over the specifics of the job and considerations.
If you have an interest please respond with the following information:
Your name and contact information
Your qualifications
A statement of interest

Job considerations:
1. Looking for a qualified interpreter to interpret church sermons.
Although our preference is to find someone willing to commit to 2 Sundays a
month, we would consider a commitment of once a month. ( On longer months
there is also an options of a second or third Sunday.)
2. A team of 2-3 interpreters will alternate Sundays to insure that every
Sunday there is a service available to the Deaf.
3. The church service is approximately an hour and 15 min. long. However the
interpreter position will only be responsible for interpreting the sermon
( which includes opening, closing and prayers) this would total about 45
minutes.
4. The pay rate is $100 a Sunday sermon, all inclusive.
5. The church is located in Chippewa, Beaver County.
Please Consider the following before responding:
* Is the travel distance managable for you?
*Do you have strengths in understanding and interpreting the Bible and
church sermons?
*Do you feel you would be able to commit to a minimum of 1 year? (
consistency and dependability are important to the ministry although our
preference would be a year, we would be willing to discuss a lesser time
period)
* Does supporting a growing Deaf ministry sound appealing to you?

If you feel this is a job for you, please respond with to : Gretchen Whipple

laughaday45@ comcast.net

724 7744530 ( please call via relay 711)

Interested parties will be contacted upon notification of interest to
schedule a brief interview.

Thank you,
Gretchen Whipple
Search coordinator

JOB OPENINGS (Posted 11/23/08)

Pressley Ridge has opportunities available for ASL fluent in their
Pittsburgh, PA location. The Pressley Ridge School for the Deaf
and Residential Homes seeks to provide the most integrated and
least restrictive alternative for deaf youngsters experiencing
short- or long-term mental health problems.

Positions include:

- Master Teacher/Counselor (Residential)
- Residential Teacher/Counselor
- Counselor Aides
- Interpreters
- residential Night Watch.

Visit http://www.pressley ridge.org/ careers for position
descriptions, http://www.pressley ridge.org/ pdf/08_PRSD. pdf
or contact Bryan Gibbons at mailto: bgibbons@pressleyri dge.org

Submit application and/or resume and cover letter to:
Tiffany Huntley, MS
Program Supervisor
Pressley Ridge School for the Deaf
530 Marshall Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15226

412- 992-0195 VP/ Text
412-321-5313 Fax
412- 321- 6995 Main

mailto: thuntley@pressleyri dge.org

Job Openings Requiring ASL Proficient Staff

Mercy Behavioral Heath is preparing to provide residential services to 2 deaf individuals and open one new program. We are ready to begin interviewing and hiring staff.

The job openings we have are for 2 different locations. One will be to provide service to one deaf individual at one of our current comprehensive mental health personal care homes, located in West Mifflin near Kennywood Park. We will be hiring 2 full time ASL proficient staff to work at this location. If you have questions, please contact Sara Leitera at 412-326-0012.

The other program will be located in Green Meadows in Baldwin and each individual will live in his/her own apartment. Staff will provide services to one deaf individual and 8 other mental health consumers, who may or may not be deaf. The other eight consumers will probably have some other special needs pertaining to their mental health diagnoses. All of the staff we will be hiring are to be proficient in ASL. The positions available at that location are: one supervisor, six full time staff and one part time staff. Please direct any questions about this program to Doritta Gross at 412-882-4004.

If you are interested in applying for the position(s), please obtain a job application , complete it and return it to our Human Resources department, care of Rob Wallace. The address is: Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. You can contact Rob at 412-323-6969 or rwallace@mercybh.org or go to our website: mercybehavioral.org to download an application.

Doritta Gross, M.Ed.
MH Residential Program Manager

Mercy Behavioral Health

412-882-4004

Who Can You Contact for Interpreting Jobs In The Pittsburgh Area?

Center for Hearing and Deaf Services,

(Community Interpreting in Allegheny & Westmoreland Counties)

Call 412-281-1375 (V/TTY) ask for

Dianne Gallagher dgallagher@hdscenter.org or

Veronica Alexander valexander@hdscenter.org

Westmoreland County contact Robert Macik 724-832-7600, rmacik@hdscenter.org

http://www.hdscenter.org/index2.html

Sign Language Interpreting Professionals (SLIP)

(Community Interpreting)

Contact Joanne Lengle at slipasl@aol.com

Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Jennifer Sabo, Interpreter Coordinator, 412-394-4630 (voice); jennifer.sabo@aiu3.net

Jobs involve working with children ages 3 to 21 placed in public schools throughout Allegheny county. Full time with benefits possibilities. All interpreting jobs require a score of 3.5/70% or better on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA).

Pittsburgh Public Schools

Anita Iurlano, Program for Students with Exceptionalities,

Conroy Education Center, 1398 Page Street Pittsburgh, PA 15233.

aiurlano1@pghboe.net or call 412-323-4065 (email preferred)

Applicants would need to file application with Human Resources, Pittsburgh Board of Education, 341 South Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

University of Pittsburgh

Post Secondary Education

Contact Joan Stone, Deaf Services Coordinator

jpstone@studentaffairs.pitt.edu

Community College of Allegheny County

Post Secondary Education

Allegheny Campus contact Esther Mason, Head Director of Disability services for the Community College of Allegheny County, emason@ccac.edu or

Mary Beth Doyle, Director of Disability Services Office ,Allegheny Campus, mdoyle@ccac.edu

North Campus contact Kathy White, Director of Disability Services Office, kwhite@ccac.edu

South Campus contact Esther Mason, Director of Disability Services Office, emason@ccac.edu

Boyce Campus Patty Florentine, Director of Disability Services Office, pflorentine@ccac.edu

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Contact Mary Zanic (412) 371-7000

Western Pennsylvania School For the Deaf

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