What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Spanish Interpreter / Translator position at Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools?
The District Spanish Interpreter / Translator facilitates professional, formal, legal, and informational communications between School District personnel and persons whose primary language is Spanish. The District Interpreter Translator will provide the following services: “Interpretation”, “Consecutive Interpretation”, “Sight Translation” and “Translation”.
This job is a school year position (10 months), 7.5 hours daily, and reports to the ELL and Dual Language Coordinator (Multilingual Education Administrator).
Essential Functions
- Translate all requested district documents from English to Spanish and vice versa.
- Translates IEPs, 504s, and related documentation to parents.
- Interpret to district staff and parents/students in school events outside school hours.
- Collaborate with staff during parent-teacher conferences and various parent/school staff meetings.
- Maintain Spanish phone line.
- Interpret all requested meetings, conference calls, and video conferencing, including all IEP, 504, and other related meetings.
- Assist in educational, psychological, and language testing as requested.
- Coordinate translation and interpretation requests for all languages.
- Collaboratively maintain the interpreter's calendar for all district interpretation/ translation language needs.
- Act as a cultural liaison between Spanish-speaking families and school personnel.
- Act as a parent advocate for Spanish-speaking parents and students who may be unfamiliar with their rights and participation in education.
- Maintain interpretation/translation services log for data collection purposes.
- Maintain professional confidentiality with student and family records.
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
- Assist with new interpreter's training on the topics.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- SKILLS: Operating standard office equipment; using pertinent software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite, etc.; composing a variety of documents; facilitating group discussions in two languages; demonstrating exceptional Spanish and English language, expressive, receptive, and written skills; and effective interpretation skills.
- KNOWLEDGE: Technical terminology, educational terminology, legal terminology, special education terminology, educational methods, and interpreter's code of ethics.
- ABILITIES: gather, collate, and/or classify data; analyze and solve practical problems; flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work effectively with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; maintain confidentiality; work as part of a team; and possessing sound emotional judgment.
- EXPERIENCE: A minimum of 2 years of experience in education is preferred. Minimum of 2 years experience in translating/interpreting preferred.
- EDUCATION: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree; engage in ongoing professional development offered. Translation / Interpretation Certification.
- Salary: Non-Barganing Unit Contract with generous benefits including Health, Dental, and Life insurance.
Salary : $36,176 - $45,718