PRN Sign Language Interpreter

Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position

St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center – South provides specialized care for clients diagnosed with mental illness in a long-term, inpatient hospital setting with forensic involvement.

The Deaf Services Program (embedded within the Transitional Rehabilitation Program) at St. Louis Forensic Treatment Center – South is seeking a PRN Sign Language Interpreter to assist in providing treatment services to 2 Deaf clients within our treatment continuum. This is a part-time (19.5 hours/week), non-benefits eligible position. The PRN Sign Language Interpreter, during the course of the typical work week, will interpret during the following activities:

Responsibilities:

• Screening, assessment, or re-assessment, whether done for the purposes of determining eligibility for services, diagnosis, or for the development or modification of a plan of treatment
• Treatment planning or discharge planning meetings, or the preparation for such meetings
• Individual psychotherapy/psychoeducational session
• Group psychotherapy/psychoeducational sessions
• Individual substance use counseling sessions
• Group substance use counseling session
• Ad hoc problem solving and crisis management involving Deaf clients
• Visits with legal guardian and/or interested family

Eligibility:

• Must have prior experience providing care for clients diagnosed with mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or intellectual developmental disorders
• Must be willing to work up to 19 hours a week, no more than 1039 annually, as needed
• In accordance with section 209, RSMo and 5 CSR 100-200.100, interpreters that are used for mental health assignments shall be licensed and certified in the state of Missouri.
• Interpreters for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) shall have a certification level of Comprehensive or Advanced and preference will be given to those interpreters that have completed the Introduction to Mental Health Interpreting training found at dmh.mo.gov/deafservices/training.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.