Certified Court Interpreter - Spanish

NEW SALARY: $76,725 (annual salary of $73,070.04 plus competitive area differential pay of $3,654.96). 

Perform skilled professional duties as a certified interpreter in judicial proceedings involving non-English speaking persons. The Interpreter is the link between the non-English party and the court. Duties include interpretation of oral statements and testimony as well as translation of written documents presented in Spanish.

The Fifteenth Judicial Court Main Courthouse is located in West Palm Beach. Occasional travel to the other Circuit Courthouses is required.

• Serve as the official interpreter and translator on a daily basis for hearings, non-jury trials, and jury trials for non-English speaking defendants, witnesses and victims. 
• Translate forms and documents utilized in court proceedings. 
• Perform office related duties
• Input data into computer from daily reports 
• Participate in workshops for court interpreters
• Train/observe freelance contractual interpreters
  

The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

High School Diploma. Consideration will be given to those who do not hold a degree but to those who are fluent in Spanish and English.

Must possess (at a minimum) one of the following: 

• A provisional approval by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administration. 
• Passage of a state certification examination from another State equivalent to and in accordance with the Florida Rules for Certification and Regulation of Court Interpreter requirement

Court Interpreter Certification must be obtained within one year of employment.

 

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s or Associate's degree
• Two years of court/legal or related experience
• A valid Florida Court Interpreter Certification issued by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administrator
• Federal courts certification issued by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and whose name appears on the registry of federally certified interpreters

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Working knowledge and understanding of simultaneous, consecutive, sight and tape translation techniques and procedures.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the court system.  
• Working knowledge of the Administrative Office of the Courts’ operations, policies, practices and procedures.  
• Ability to fluently speak read and write in Spanish and English.

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During the Application Process please upload the following ATTACHMENTS (if applicable): 

• Proof of education
• Proof of certifications
• Proof of provisional approval

NOTICE: 
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will continue to be received until the position is filled. Submission of an application does not guarantee the applicant an interview. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on any of the protected classes.

Americans with Disabilities (ADA): 

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in the interviewing process once selected, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401; telephone number (561) 355-4380 at least 7 days before your scheduled either in-person or telephonic interview; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711.”