Communication Assistant
The Communication Assistant is responsible for providing the means for
equal access to telecommunications services and systems for four groups of
people: deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled and hearing who use a text
telephone (TTY).
Qualifications include:
Professionally and courteously
relaying a variety of call types distributed to their workstation using a
computer and special software
Ability to type at a rate of
60+ words per minute and use accurate spelling when relaying calls
Sufficient hearing skills to
process phone calls
Ability to speak clearly with
a variety of tones and inflections from typed words
Ability to deal with customers
in a professional and courteous manner