Substitute Translator-Interpreter (Spanish)

Hayward Unified School District • Hayward, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direction of the Superintendent or other assigned administrator, translate and produce a variety of general, technical, legal and medical documents, materials and script between English and Spanish for schools and district office staff: provide simultaneous interpretations during formal presentations at schools and district meeting sites using interpretation equipment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent plus additional training in education or a related field required.
• Possession of a valid California driver's license.
• Incumbent will be involved in field work which requires travel in personal vehicle to various sites.
• Applicants selected for permanent or substitute assignments are required to pay for fingerprinting services and obtain Tuberculosis results prior to beginning work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as an Interpreter - Translator preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read, translate, and produce a variety of documents, forms, materials, information bulletins, website information, handbooks, correspondence and news releases; prepare drafts and finished, proofed translations; produce verbatim translations.
• Provide simultaneous interpretations using Spanish for district and school functions; attend meetings as necessary; translate and interpret minutes of meetings; extract and summarize materials.
• Use headphones and microphones during oral interpretations of meeting and presentations as necessary; use word processing equipment, microcomputers and standard office equipment.
• Perform other duties, related to the job, as assigned.

Benefits

• The Hayward Unified School District is committed to educational equity so that every student realizes their innate potential, becoming a lifelong learner and having a positive impact on their community.
• Our mission is to draw from our community’s rich diversity in order to create engaging and equitable educational experiences for students, delivered in a safe and supportive environment.
• This environment supports inclusion, anti racism through an ethnic studies learner orientation and growth mindset.
• HUSD believes the responsibility for student success is broadly shared by district staff, families, our community, and our students’ own efforts.
• Each HUSD student deserves respectful learning environments in which diversity is valued and contributes to successful academic outcomes.
• We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community.
• We look for applicants who: Reflect our diverse community, Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference, Empower students furthest from opportunity, Demonstrate cultural competence and cultural humility, Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination, Actively seek to disrupt institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities, Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders.
• Non-Discrimination Policy Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education.
• District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, immigration status, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
• If a complainant is unable to put a complaint in writing due to conditions such as a disability or illiteracy, district staff shall assist him/her in the filing of the complaint.
• If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or their supervisor.
• See the links below for more information on complaint management, Title IX, and Uniform Complaint Procedures and forms.
• For Uniform and Title IX Complaints, please call [phone], ext 34102 or 34201, or email [email protected].
• The address is 24411 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544.
• A copy of HUSD Uniform Complaint Board Policy along with the Uniform Complaint Administrative Regulations and the HUSD non-discrimination policy are available, free of charge, upon request.
• Americans with Disabilities Act Bullying TITLE IX Suicide Prevention Title V CCR Uniform Complaints

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED