Jayme Phelps
Rio Rancho,NM
Summary
I have been working as a professionally licensed, nationally certified Sign Language Interpreter in the K-12 educational setting since graduating in 2019. I interpret every subject area including advanced placement courses. I am well versed in the educational setting and use my Linguistics degree to aid in making appropriate and conceptually accurate choices during the interpreting process.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Educational ASL Interpreter
Albuquerque Public Schools
Albuquerque, NM
03.2022 - Current
- Conduct sign language interpretation for deaf clients.
- Interpret conversations, instruction and meetings for deaf and Hard of hearing students and staff and their hearing peers.
- Contributed to planning process to help those with hearing impairment better function in educational environments.
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for clients.
- Provided appropriate contextual information to increase clients understanding of concepts in the classroom.
- Confirm accuracy of technical terms and terminology and remain consistent during interpretations.
- Compiled background information on content and context of material for intended audience.
- Instruct students staff and teachers concerning functions and capabilities of interpreters.
- Adhere to ethical codes protecting information confidentiality.
Community Interpreter
RGC Access
Albuquerque, New Mexico
09.2021 - Current
- Retain overall meaning, tone, and style of spoken content through effective interpretation
- Interpret spoken conversations by listening intently to involved parties
- Assist Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals with understanding questions and requests
- Protect information with strict usage policies
- Determine and convey meanings of conversational speech and official presentations
- Provide appropriate contextual information to increase clients understanding of translations.
- Maintain original content, context and style of messages wherever possible
- Interpret messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
Educational ASL Interpreter
Rio Rancho Public Schools
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Prepared for and interpreted material for multiple content areas at the Middle School and High School level
- Familiarized staff and students with the role of the interpreter in the classroom and on campus
- Conducted spontaneous interpretation of assemblies, videos, plays and other educational situations
- Generated closed captioning for classroom videos
- Arranged remote interpreting services during Covid-19
- Adjusted material content and level to match intended audience
- Interpreted messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
Education
Master of Science - ASL/English Interpretation
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Sign Language Interpreting
University of New Mexico
05.2019
Bachelor of Arts Linguistics -
University of New Mexico
05.2019
Associate of Arts -
San Juan Community College
05.2013
Skills
- Simultaneous Interpretation
- Consecutive Interpretation
- Confidential Information Protection
- Continuous Professional Development
- Interpreting in Public Education
- Staff Education
- Grade-Level Translation
- Interpersonal Communication
- Service Orientation
- Educational Team Collaboration
- Decision Making
Certification
- NIC Written, RID - 2019
- NIC Performance, RID - 2022
- EIPA Secondary 4.3 - 2022
- EIPA Written - 2022
Timeline
Educational ASL Interpreter
Albuquerque Public Schools
03.2022 - Current
Community Interpreter
RGC Access
09.2021 - Current
Educational ASL Interpreter
Rio Rancho Public Schools
08.2019 - 03.2022
Master of Science - ASL/English Interpretation
University of North Florida
Bachelor of Science - Sign Language Interpreting
University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts Linguistics -
University of New Mexico
Associate of Arts -
San Juan Community College