Language Interpreter / Translator

Language Interpreter / Translator
Pay Rate: $18.56 per hour
Independent Contractor / 1099

Responsible for listening to, understanding, and interpreting /translating spoken or written statements from other language as identified by student population to English. Reproduce statements in other language as identified by student population or English for unique listening or reading audience. Facilitate and manage interpreting and translation request system to support district and school needs.

• Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written
  language to another.
• Attend conferences and meetings and act as official interpreter to mediate discussion.
• Translate between English and other language as identified by student population for families of the district.
• Relay concepts and ideas between languages.
• Convert written materials from other language as identified by student population into English or vice versa, such as books, publications, web pages or letters.
• Create a new text in the target language that reproduces the content and style of the original.
• Manage translation and interpreting request system, schedule appropriate service provider based on language needs.
• Receive and submit assignments electronically.
• Employ computer-assisted translation.
• Informs supervisor immediately when interpreting sensitive and/or reportable issues.
• Read aloud documents in a language other than that in which they were written.
• Provide language services to students, staff and families of the district with limited English proficiency.
• Translate educational materials and informational brochures issued by schools and district offices into another language.
• Accompany non-English speaking visitors and facilitate communication between receiving party and visitors.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various groups of people.
• Encourages families to participate in school affairs and promotes school involvement.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• 1 year of working with multi-cultura clientele

Requirements:

• Must be able to interpret/translate from and to English.
• Fluency in language(s) other than English preferrably in the following:
  • Albanian
  • Arabic
  • Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese)
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Tajik
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Uzbek

This position requires to have the following clearances: PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History, FBI Fingerprints, which can be obtained during onboarding process.
Clearances must be no more than twelve (12) months old at time of hire.