What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security / Translator position at Garfield Elementary?
Revere Public Schools seeks an individual with strong public engagement and bilingual language skills to serve as a Security/Translator.
The Security/Translator plays a critical role in maintaining a safe, welcoming, and secure building and is responsible for facilitating respectful communication in a diverse multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual environment.
Successful candidates will work under the purview of the Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Pupil & Personnel Services, and will report primarily to the Principal and Assistant Principal(s) of the Garfield Elementary School.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to
Qualifications
SCHEDULE, COMPENSATION & COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT: This is a full-time employment-at-will position, not subject to collective bargaining. The Security/Translator will work 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday throughout the typical 43 week school year (185.5 days) determined by the school calendar announced before the start of each new school year. Position includes health, dental, and paid leave benefits. Rate is $21.56/hour
The Security/Translator plays a critical role in maintaining a safe, welcoming, and secure building and is responsible for facilitating respectful communication in a diverse multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual environment.
Successful candidates will work under the purview of the Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Pupil & Personnel Services, and will report primarily to the Principal and Assistant Principal(s) of the Garfield Elementary School.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to
- Greet visitors and facilitate appropriate connections to school staff, ensuring proper identification and sign in prior to admission to secured areas.
- Enforce school policies with all visitors and members of the school community.
- Monitor common areas including hallways and stairwells during class sessions and transitions, and oversee cafeteria, recess and other activities to insure orderly conduct, resolution of problems, emergencies, etc.
- Provide interpreting and translation services for the main office, at meetings and in conferences, including conversations among school staff, caregivers and others.
- Translate written correspondence for families whose primary language is not English
- Assist in the main office answering phones, generating and translating monthly calendar, tracking attendance and other office duties.
- Assist with other tasks as assigned by the principal to facilitate the daily operation of the building.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of Google Suite, MS Word and Excel.
- Ability to enforce rules and regulations.
- Strong work ethic and reliable attendance.
- Knowledge of school, district, and state discipline policies and laws.
- Knowledge of school, district, and state student privacy policies and laws.
- Ability to effectively de-escalate contentious situations.
- Fluency in English and a second language with the ability to interpret the spoken and translate the written languages.
- Spanish language skills preferred.
SCHEDULE, COMPENSATION & COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT: This is a full-time employment-at-will position, not subject to collective bargaining. The Security/Translator will work 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday throughout the typical 43 week school year (185.5 days) determined by the school calendar announced before the start of each new school year. Position includes health, dental, and paid leave benefits. Rate is $21.56/hour