GA Practicum In Interpretation
Under supervision of the professors of Practicum in Interpretation, the GA provides administrative support for the Practicum in Interpretation course. This is a non-exempt, temporary part time staff position.
This position is compensated at the Level B rate on the MIIS student wage scale. $17.45 per hour
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Sets up a new Canvas site for the course. Rolls over as much as possible from the previous semester(s), and create a new Calendar of Events (CoE), and CI and CL List.
- Reads all emails sent by the practicum professors (PPs). Adds all events mentioned in the emails to the corresponding weeks on the CoE.
- Checks all equipped locations for interpretable events. Uses 25live, the MIIS Events page, and the academic calendar.
- Puts interpretable one-off events, speaker series events, etc. on the CoE
- Compiles a list of courses held in equipped locations (course title and number, professor's name, class times and venues) and shares with the PPs for discussion.
- Attends Friday workshops.
- Checks email on a daily basis, responds to everything that is time-sensitive on the same day.
- Is the practicum students' main POC for questions and issues throughout the week
- Updates the CoE as soon as the PPs suggest new events.
- Requests materials from event organizers, makes sure the CIs get materials for preparation.
- Attends planning meetings as scheduled.
- Manages the Canvas site on a daily basis, e.g.:
- Creates sign-up forms for weekly events
- Monitors sign-ups, confirm interpreters, add their names to the CoE
- Updates the booth hour tracker on a weekly basis
- Does additional room/lab reservation as necessary
- Reviews logs
- Alerts Media Services and Security of the events which are going to be interpreted (if additional support is needed)
- Sends reminders about workshops to the class
- Helps with arrangements for field trips (e.g. carpooling, assigning students to groups, etc.)
- Recharges and does inventory on equipment on a biweekly basis
Other Duties/Responsibilities
Performs other related duties as requested by Program.