KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Job Description
Job Title: Exceptional Education Language Access Interpreter & Translator (Spanish)
Job Title Code: 02203
Salary Grade: A594 $20.70 - $28.64
Department: Exceptional Education
Reports To: Director of Exceptional Education
FLSA Status: Non Exempt
Date Prepared: October 2023
PURPOSE OF JOB:
The District Language Access Interpreter and translator facilitates effective communication between families and educational stakeholders. They provide interpretation and translation services for students, parents, and other members of the community whose primary language is not English. The interpreter collaborates with other staff members and adheres to KCPS's policies, procedures, and guidelines governing ethical standards and best practices.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provides high-quality, on-site, and remote language interpretation using technical terminology to ensure that cultural and linguistic nuances are respected and accurately conveyed with no additions or omissions of content.
* Provides consecutive and/or simultaneous interpretation for meetings, conferences, events, presentations, enrollment, and/or home visits as needed by KCPS, with varying schedules.
* Provides interpretation for district personnel, students, and families.
* Provides two-way communication in English and designated second language to request, obtain, relay, provide, and verify information among stakeholders to contribute to a positive and culturally responsive climate.
* Accurately and efficiently translates written materials.
* Document services provided and assist with maintaining and organizing a variety of logs, records, and files related to interpretation and translation.
* Assists various KCPS district personnel in administering assessments to ensure that accurate test results are obtained
* Proficient understanding of culturally responsive practices and ability to collaborate and build rapport with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
* Maintains confidentiality and upholds professional decorum.
* Complies with all district rules, regulations, and policies, including safety.
* Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Ability to clearly communicate across cultures and a variety of media.
* Communicate clearly in both written and verbal capacities.
* Bilingual and or Multilingual Certification or ability to pass an interpretation and translation assessment.
* Proficient computer and project management skills.
* Experienced or Certified Interpreter, Bachelors Degree Preferred.
SUCESS FACTORS:
* Three (3) years of successful experience working with students and parents/guardians.
* Coursework in education or practical experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Length of work year: 12 months 7.5 hours per day/ 5 days per week; 260 work days
Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.
KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan - mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.
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