Permanent Part-time post, 17.5 hours.
The Role
To support the operation of IRIS, the national remote interpreting service, SLIS is seeking to recruit Irish Sign Language / English Sign Language Interpreters for a permanent part-time post for the Irish Remote Interpreting Service (IRIS).
The Irish Sign Language/ English Interpreter provides interpretive support, primarily for the Irish Remote Interpreting Service, but also to the Manager, SLIS Board and team, acting as interpreter for SLIS meetings and business needs where required. The role will also involve supporting future IRIS developments, such as new technology applications, to enhance operations and access to remote interpreting services.
ISL / English Sign Language Interpreters for IRIS
This advertisement is for Irish Sign Language / English Interpreters to fill a permanent part time, vacancy. Part-time posts are 17.5 hours per week. The primary location of work is in the SLIS offices at Deaf Village Ireland, Cabra, Dublin 7. Registration with RISLI is an essential requirement of the IRIS Interpreter role.
Hours
Interpreters will be rostered during IRIS opening hours, which fall within the following:
Weekdays: 09:00-20:00 (including lunch times)
Weekends: Saturdays 10:00-16:00 and Sundays 12:00-14:00
Salary Scale
The salary for full-time posts is on a salary scale from € 35,968 to € 56,597 per annum [11 points, before 2 Long Service Increments (LSIs)], pro rata for part time staff.
Incremental Credit
It is expected that all new entrants to SLIS will be appointed at point one of the salary scale. However, SLIS operates an incremental credit process for appointments higher than point one. This process is applicable to new entrants into SLIS. Incremental credit criteria, based on the competencies for the role, are assessed against employment history as laid out in the application form only. A request for incremental credit from a successful candidate must be made within the first 3 months of employment. The decision on whether to award an incremental credit or not is a decision made by the Board and is subject to the availability of funding.
Annual Leave
The full-time annual leave entitlement for this role is 23 days, rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service, applied pro rata for part-time/hours worked by the employee.
Please note that SLIS has a normal retirement age which is linked to the State Pension Age in Ireland (currently 66).
Application
The deadline for applications is 3pm on Friday 24th October 2025.
Receipt of applications will be acknowledged, and applications will be subject to usual SLIS recruitment procedures, including shortlisting and interview processes.
A panel of interpreters may also be created to fill part-time vacancies up until 31 December 2027. However, all posts are subject to funding from CIB.
The Job Description and Application Form is available below or on the SLIS website:
