District Spanish Interpreter / Translator

Amherst Pelham Regional School District•Amherst, MA

About The Position

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).

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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.