Spanish Staff Interpreter

Title: Spanish Staff Interpreter

State Role Title: Salary Non-Specified

Hiring Range: up to $85,000

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: 16th Dist.. CSU Culpeper

Agency Website: www.vacourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Full-Time (Salaried). The Certified Spanish Staff Interpreter occupies an important role within the Department of Judicial Services at the Supreme Court of Virginia's Executive Secretary's Office. This role is crucial for ensuring that the judiciary's interpreting services are accessible, efficient, and effective, fulfilling the needs of diverse communities across the state.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interpreter
  • Provide daily language access in Spanish utilizing the three modes of interpretation to the assigned courts, including jury trials.
  • Use interpreting equipment to interpret for multiple LEP parties simultaneously.
  • Provide video remote and telephonic interpretation as needed.
  • Participate in professional development and continuous education opportunities.
  • Support other courts language needs
• Mentor Language Access Assistants in obtaining certification.
• Local Court Coordinator
  • Coordinate and manage all language access requests, including languages other than Spanish.
  • Use programs and technology necessary to perform the professional duties of a Staff Interpreter.
  • Participate in the translation of documents, forms, informational materials, and other written materials into the Spanish language.

Note: The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. The Certified Staff Interpreter may be required to perform additional tasks as needed to support the objectives of the FLS Division, Department of Judicial Services, and Office of the Executive Secretary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be able to be appointed by judicial officers in program court
• Virginia Court Interpreter Certified or meets all of Virginia's certification reciprocity requirements.
• Extensive, current experience interpreting in a court setting
• Proven computer skills
• Excellent written English skills
• Familiar with the nuances of language, and legal systems, and cultural differences in the countries where both the source and target languages are spoken, and demonstrate continued work toward enhancing such knowledge
• Thorough knowledge of Virginia interpreting guidelines and canons of professional conduct

Additional Considerations

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Translation skills a plus
• Proof of continuing education in court interpretation
  

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Conflict of Interest
As this is a salaried position, the successful candidate and any business or corporation in which they materially participate may not undertake to bill separately for services provided to the Office of the Executive Secretary from the date of full-time employment.
From the date of employment, successful candidates must discontinue any on-going business relationship(s) with regular parties to cases in the venues where the interpreter will be providing service.

Judicial System employees are governed by the Rules of Conduct. A successful candidate would have no existing conflicts of interest at the date of hire. A conflict of interests arises when an employee knows that he, she, or a family or household member might be so personally or financially affected by a matter that a reasonable person with knowledge of relevant facts would question the empl