Bilingual Interpreters (English into Spanish) (Casual)

Alexandria City Pub Sch Dist • Alexandria, VA

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About The Position

Bilingual Interpreters provide oral interpretation in Spanish for Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). They collaborate with central office departments, offices, and schools to support communication with parents and the public during meetings, conferences, and workshops. Services are provided virtually and in person, including professional simultaneous interpretation, in a variety of educational settings. Assignments take place at multiple locations, and interpreters must travel independently to assignments; mileage is included in the hourly rate. This is temporary, hourly work with no minimum number of hours guaranteed. Interpreters report to the Language Access Manager and must be available to provide services from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or five years of experience in the field.
• Knowledge and understanding of the school division’s culturally and linguistically diverse community.
• Superior oral fluency in English and Spanish, with exceptional grammar skills.
• Well-developed spelling, punctuation, syntax, grammar, and pronunciation skills in academic English and the target language.
• Ability to interpret to and from English and the target language without altering the original meaning or intent, in a variety of educational settings.
• Recent experience using education-specific terminology and acronyms, including terminology in English Learner and Special Education fields.
• Familiarity with laws, policies, programs, and operating procedures in K–12 educational systems.
• Professional appearance and demeanor when representing Alexandria City Public Schools.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills for working effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the latest research and practices in interpretation.
• Ability to travel to and from ACPS schools as required.
• Must pass the assessment test before recommendation to hire.
• Must obtain Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance and complete a Tuberculosis Skin Test.
• Must follow public health safety and health protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional interpretation services to ACPS in virtual and in-person modalities.
• Fulfill both remote virtual and in-person assignments to facilitate language access for parents in schools and offices.
• Use interpretation equipment to provide professional simultaneous interpretation services.
• Ensure interpretation is of the highest quality and equivalent to the communication provided in English.
• Collaborate with the ACPS Language Access Manager and other ACPS departments, offices, and schools.
• Travel independently to ACPS schools and other assignment locations as required.

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