Assistant Supervising Court Interpreter

**This posting is open until filled**

Distinguishing Characteristics of Work:

The Assistant Supervising Court Interpreter coordinates and schedules the daily operations of the court interpreting department to meet the interpreting needs of the judiciary and court programs for the Fifth Judicial Circuit’s five counties (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter). T h e p o sition may directly oversee and supervise court interpreters and court translators. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter. Work is reviewed based upon observations, periodic reports, and feedback. The Assistant Supervising Court Interpreter m a y travel circuit-wide to provide support and training to staff interpreters.

Educatio n and Training Guidelines:

Bachelor’s degree in English, the source language, or a closely related field and two y ears of court interpreting experience. This experience may be as a staff interpreter, OPS interpreter or a contractor. Additional r e levant education m a y substitu t e for the reco mm e nded experience on a y ear-for- y ear basis.

Requires valid certificate as a Certified Court Interpreter issued by the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the State Court Administrator.

Examples of Work Performed:

Coordinates and schedules all interpreting and translating services provided by the court as directed by the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter. This includes contractor coverage, holiday coverage, and weekend coverage.

Evaluates and trains new court interpreters.

Ensures the quality, timeliness and procedural compliance of the work conducted by the Court Interpreters and Court Translators.

Translates or reviews translations of official forms, documents, public signs, notices, posters, form letters, job applications and correspondence.

Interprets complex proceedings, hearings, interviews, and other court-related events in simultaneous, sight, and consecutive modes of interpreting.

E n s u res c o m p l i an ce b y i n t e rpre te rs w ith o r g an i z a ti ona l po l i cy an d p r o c e d u re s; and de t e r m i n e s p ro g r a m needs and de f ic i en cies a n d ma k e s ad j u stme n ts as directed by the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter.

G a t h e rs in f o r ma ti o n / da ta t o s u p po rt pe r i od ic a n d s p e cial re p o rts as requested by the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter.

P e r f o r m s a d m inistra t i v e t a sks s u ch a s c o l l e ct i n g da ta f o r th e c o m pu t a ti o n an d s ubm iss io n o f st a tistic a l r e c o rds a n d r epo rts, t ra n sla t ing c o r r e s po nd en ce an d o t he r c ou r t - rela t e d d o c um e n ts, p re p a r i n g an d s u b m itti n g s ta tisti c a l i n f o r m a ti o n for monthly UDR reports as requested by the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter .

Assists w ith p re pa rati o n o f pe r i od ic and annual e mp lo y e e pe r f o r m an ce e v a lu a ti ons .

Participates in the new hire process incl u d i n g recruiti n g, interviewing , s e lec t i n g, o r r e c o m me n d ing s e l e cti on of new hires.

Represents the Fifth Judicial Circuit at supervisor meetings and other collaborative meetings to exchange information when the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter is unavailable.

Handles all other duties assigned by the Spoken Language Supervising Court Interpreter.

Remains current in reference information resources, such as vocabulary in legal, medical, and other areas, different cultural features, or local and world events

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY.

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