Deafblind Interpreter

A Deafblind Interpreter use their skills of Deafblind Manual Alphabet to transfer meaning between a deafblind person and an another person.

The interpreter will also relay visual and other non-verbal information, for example reactions to what has been said, movement of other people and what they are doing.

Average salary (per year)

20 – 35K

Typical hours (a week)

37 – 39

You could work

Variable

Registration

To register with the NRCPD you will need to comeplete:

  • Level 6 Diploma in Sign Language Translation

Qualifications gained need to be mapped to the NRCPD register to find out more please visit NRCPD‘s Joining a Register page.

Day-to-day tasks

In your day-to-day duties you may have to:

  • prepare before assignments by finding out about the situation and any specialist vocabulary
  • travel to different sites to interpret in a variety of situations
  • use technology to provide ‘virtual’ interpreting services
  • listen carefully to, or watch, what is said or signed
  • interpret what is said or signed
  • find the best way to express everything that is said or signed
  • do admin tasks like paperwork or booking appointments
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