Translator - Interpreter - Spanish, Mandarin & Portuguese Needed - Employment Agreement

Translator - Interpreter - Spanish, Mandarin & Portuguese Needed - Employment Agreement at San Mateo-Foster City School District

About the Employer

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we humbly welcome you to the San Mateo-Foster City School District! We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging and aim to hire an exceptionally diverse workforce that reflects the students and families in our community. Our district educates approximately 10,500 students (representing 50 languages) in preschool through eighth grades in 22 outstanding schools. Our family of schools includes three middle schools (Grades 6–8), fifteen elementary schools (TK/K–5), three schools with all grades (K–8), and one Early Education Center. We also have preschools co-located at our six elementary sites. We have various theme based schools: Montessori, Immersion (Spanish and Mandarin), and STEM. ACHIEVEMENT GOAL: Create learning opportunities for ALL Pre-K through 8th students resulting in closing the achievement gap and culminating in personal and academic success in high school and beyond. EQUITY GOAL: Reduce inequitable outcomes for ALL students and staff by prioritizing equity, access, and inclusion. WELLNESS GOAL: Provide a safe, caring, nurturing, and culturally responsive environment for all students to meet the needs of the whole child. To view our Strategic plan, click here: https://www.smfcsd.net/our-district/strategic-plan SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: The San Mateo-Foster City School District does not allow discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality/national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification/ethnicity, age, religion, marital status/ pregnancy/ parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, medical information or association with a person(s) or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Job Summary

Job Summary

The Education Services Department is looking for people to translate written and oral communications for parents and teachers. We are looking for all languages, but are most in need of translators, for Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese and Simultaneous American Sign Language. Translators will attend meetings and parent conferences to support translation for parents. Translators also support the district and school sites with written translation of documents and report card comments. Applicants must have an extensive vocabulary in both English and their second language and follow confidentiality guidelines of the District. All applicants will be interviewed and assessed before acceptance onto the list of approved translators. Please fill out the classified application and submit to Human Resources.

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