Bilingual Interpreters (English into Spanish) (Casual)

Job Description:

The Bilingual Interpreters (casual) are responsible for providing oral interpretation in Spanish. They will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including representatives from central office departments, offices, and schools to enhance communication with parents and the public during meetings, conferences, and workshops in schools and offices. Interpreters will work on a temporary, hourly basis, with no minimum number of hours of work guaranteed, and will report to the Language Access Manager. They will have a high level of knowledge about the field of interpretation, and experience working specifically with educational terminology. Assignments will be at multiple locations, and interpreters must be able to travel independently to assignments (mileage is included in the hourly rate).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide professional interpretation services to ACPS, both virtual and in-person modalities. Availability to provide services from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm is required.

Interpreter candidates must be able to fulfill both virtual remote interpreting and in-person interpreting assignments to facilitate language access for parents in schools and offices

Utilize interpretation equipment to provide professional simultaneous interpretation services

Ensure that interpretation services are of the highest quality, and equivalent to the communication provided in English

Work collaboratively with the ACPS Language Access Manager and with other ACPSdepartments, offices, and schools.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of experience in the field

Knowledge and understanding of the school division’s culturally and linguistically diverse community

Superior level of oral Fluency in English and Spanish, and exceptional grammar skills.

Well-developed skills in spelling, punctuation, syntax, grammar, and pronunciation of academic English and the target language

Ability to interpret to and from English and the target language without altering the original meaning and intent, and in a variety of educational settings.

Recent experience using education-specific terminology and acronyms, including those in specific fields such as English Learner and Special Education

Familiarity with laws, policies, programs, and operating procedures found in K-12 educational systems

Demonstrate appropriate professional appearance and demeanor as representatives of Alexandria City Public Schools

Excellent organizational skills

Strong interpersonal relationship skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders

Knowledge of the latest research and practices in the field of interpretation

Travel to and from ACPS schools as required

All applicants will be required to pass the assessment test before the recommendation to hire

Compensation: Hourly rate of $40 an hour

Clearances:

Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.

Tuberculosis Skin Test.

Public Health Compliance - Must follow safety and health protocols.

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