Immediately Need Translator/Interpreter (Spanish/English) in Idaho

Job title: Translator/Interpreter (Spanish/English)
Company: Idaho Falls School District 91
Job description:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Proficiency in Google applications. (Google documents, Google Spreadsheet, etc.)
• Exceptional organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be detailed oriented, self-motivated and able to multi-task.
• Ability to effectively work and communicate with students, parents, and school personnel from diverse cultures or backgrounds in English and Spanish.
• Maintain integrity of confidential information relating to students, staff, or district personnel.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Candidate must be able to travel between buildings. Mileage will be reimbursed.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• REPORTS TO: Building Administrator

• JOB GOALS:

To support the delivery of School District 91?s written, taught, tested, and reported curriculum and contribute to maximizing student achievement.

Provide effective communication between the school, the District, the student's family, and appropriate public agencies. Provide oral and written communication from Spanish/English and vice-versa for various meetings, documents, and activities.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Serve as an interpreter of Spanish and English at a wide variety of meetings (including but not limited to, Family and Community Engagement meetings and, parent conferences).
• Assists Spanish-speaking students and their families with communication involving a wide variety of school processes (including but not limited to, registration, attendance, child nutrition, health services).
• Translates orally from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English during telephone calls and returns calls to Spanish speaking families.
• Verifies translations made by others for the purpose of reviewing and editing materials for accuracy, context, readability, grammar, and style.
• Interprets and translates objectively and with accuracy, including idiomatic materials and conversations to/from English and Spanish for the purpose of ensuring accuracy of information.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - required with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Effective communication capabilities to discern verbal conversation.
• Comprehend the meaning of words and respond effectively.
• Visual acuity to comprehend written work, prepare, review, and organize documents and observe classroom and student activities.
• Manual dexterity to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment.
• Personal mobility, flexibility, and balance which permits the employee to work in a school environment, lifting or moving objects that weigh up to 20 lbs. occasionally.
• Job tasks require occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping.
• Regular and predictable attendance.

• OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This position is scheduled for 19 hours a week during the school year. Benefits will be in accordance with approved Board policy. Wages will be in accordance with the Classified Salary Schedule as a Grade 5 - $15.32 or $16.08 per hour.

This is an ?at will? position in that the employer or employee may terminate employment at any time or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. The ?employment at will? policy cannot be changed verbally or in writing, unless the change is specifically authorized in writing and expressly approved by the Board of Trustees of District 91.

VIII. EVALUATION:

Performance of this position will be evaluated by the Building Administrator in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

This position has been given an overall physical classification of light duty.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability. In addition, interview preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations. If you need special accommodations to satisfy testing requirements, please contact Human Resources.

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Expected salary: $16.08 per hour
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