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School Sign Language Interpreter (SLI)

Amergis

Denton, TXFull-time$1,689/wkPosted 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$1,689/wk
Location
Denton, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

State Board Of Education Initial Sign Language Interpreter CertificateEducational Interpreter Performance Assessment CertificateRegistry Of Interpreters For The Deaf CertificationCPRCurrent Health Certificate

Job overview

The School Sign Language Interpreter facilitates communication between deaf or hard-of-hearing students and others in an educational setting. The role uses American Sign Language to interpret spoken language into sign language and vice versa, supporting students’ access to classroom instruction, activities, and learning discussions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

American Sign LanguageProfessional Standards of Practice

Qualifications

Associate's or Bachelor's in Interpreting, Deaf Studies, or Related FieldState Board of Education Initial Sign Language Interpreter CertificateEducational Interpreter Performance Assessment CertificateRegistry of Interpreters for the Deaf CertificationCPRTB ScreeningCurrent Health CertificateMust Be 18+Federal, State, and Local Requirements

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

School Sign Language Interpreter (SLI)

Setting: Schools

Job Type: Travel

Pay: $1689 / Week

Hours: 37.50

Location: Denton, TX

The Educational Sign Language Interpreter is a trained professional who facilities communication between deaf or hard-of-hearing students and others within an educational setting. Often, American Sign Language (ASL) is used to interpret spoken language into sign language and vice versa, which ensures students have accommodations to classroom instruction, activities and learning discussions.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Proficiency in American Sign Language

  • Associates degree or Bachelors degree in interpreting, deafstudies or related field, preferred

  • State Board of Education Initial Sign Language InterpreterCertificate (as applicable)

  • Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)certificate (as applicable per state regulation or client requirement)

  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification (as applicable per state regulation or client requirement)

  • Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice

  • Current CPR if applicable

  • TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable

  • Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)

  • Must meet all federal, state and local requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Benefits

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

  • Competitive pay & weekly paychecks

  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

  • 401(k) savings plan

  • Awards and recognition programs

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Amergis

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Category: Education

Job Function: Education | Sign Language Interpreter | Sign Language Interpreter School

Job Type: Travel

Setting: Schools

Position Type: Healthcare

Office Number: 0728

Contract Duration: 40

Pay Rate: $1689 / Week

Date Posted: 2026-11-04

How this job compares

Set against the 584 open Education jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$1,689/wk
  • US median$76–110K/yr148 salary ranges
  • US median$23–25/hr219 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 39 open Education jobs in Texas and 584 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Education postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (254 postings).
Education
236 of the 584 open Education jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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