District Translator (Bilingual Spanish REQUIRED)

Job Summary

Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire:

1 - District Translator position for 8 hours/day, 12 months This eligibility list will be valid for one year and will be used to fill any future vacancies during the time this list is active.

PLEASE NOTE: Positions in this classification require incumbents to be bilingual in English and Spanish.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Under the direction of the Superintendent or other designated administrator, translates and interprets a wide variety of difficult and complex written and spoken District-wide communications in English and a designated second language including materials and matters of a highly sensitive nature and with a high consequence of error; facilitates communication between District staff and non-English speaking students, parents, staff, and other members of the community; performs a variety of clerical functions; types documents, letters, and memoranda; provides information to the general public; and performs a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Requirements / Qualifications Employment Standards Education: Graduation from high school or equivalency. Additional training or college coursework in interpretation and translation or the designated second language is desirable.

Experience: One of the following:

Two years of full-time work experience composing, editing, and translating materials in English and the designated second language and providing consecutive or simultaneous oral interpretations during group meetings and in one-to-one situations. OR Three years of experience in a position for which bilingualism in the designated second language is a requirement.

A Bachelor's degree or a Translation and Interpretation certificate in the designated second language may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Special: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Ability to be insured, and continue to be insurable, by the District's liability insurance carrier.

All licenses, certificates, and other requirements listed above are required at the time of employment and must be maintained during the course of employment unless otherwise noted. Comments and Other Information The Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health, decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Oxnard School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in any programs or activities based on ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, national origin, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by state and federal nondiscrimination laws respectively. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints:

The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Scott Carroll, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator/Equity Compliance Officer, 1051 South A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030, (805) 385-1501, scarroll@oxnardsd.org

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION

Requests for reasonable accommodations for the testing process must be made no less than three (3) days prior to the examination. Requests must be signed by your medical doctor, school psychologist, or learning consultant as appropriate and must be on provider letterhead and contain an actual signature.