Assistant Director: South African Sign Language Interpreter at The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC)

• The purpose of the job is to manage and provide sign language interpreting and translation services at all Departmental events and assist in the development and promotion of SASL

REQUIREMENTS :

• Senior Certificate/Matric Certificate/ Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent qualification;
• A minimum three-year National Diploma (NQF level 6)/ Degree (NQF level 7) in Language Practice specialising in South African Sign Language (SASL)
• Interpreting/ Linguistics or any relevant Language qualification.
• 2-3 years relevant experience at least 2 years as a Language Practitioner in South African Sign Language interpreting services.
• A valid driver’s license will be an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Sound knowledge of the Use of the Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No.12 of 2012) and its Regulations 2014.
• Knowledge of Departmental Language Policy.
• Knowledge and understanding of Deaf culture and SASL grammatical structure.
• Interpreting and translation skills.
• Knowledge of correctly interpreting in SASL.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Planning and organisational skills.
• Strong administration skills.
• Database development and maintenance.
• Basic research skills.
• Conflict resolution.
• Should be prepared to travel and work outside normal hours.
• Willingness to accept responsibility.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Ability to manage time efficiently.

DUTIES :

The incumbent manages and provides SASL Interpreting and translation services in the Department:

• Manage interpretation schedules.
• Interpret spoken language into SASL and vice versa in meetings, departmental events and official engagements.
• Translate documents, speeches, or audio content into SASL and/or video formats.
• Consultation with internal and external language stakeholders.
• Coordinate and attend meetings.
• Conduct research and develop a stakeholders’ databases.
• Research about SASL.
• Report writing.
• Analyse and interpret information relevant to SASL.
• Keep abreast of the latest trends in SASL.
• Provide support towards the promotion, development and use of SASL.
• Create communication content and notices in SASL.
• Assist with Departmental language policy implementation.
• Ensure compliance with the Use of Official
• Languages Act and relevant legislation.
• Maintain confidentiality, impartialityand professional ethics.
• Conduct training and workshops in the Department to create awareness among employees on SASL and the Deaf culture.
• Promote and support inclusive SASL communication practices in the Department.
• Attend training in relation to SASL.
• Assist to develop and maintain a glossary of government-related SASL terminology.
• Assist in SASL orthography and terminology development.
• Identify applications and tools that need to be developed for SASL.
• Support budget processes related to SASL services.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders such as PANSALB, Academic Institutions, etc.