Cleveland Middle School Family Outreach Translator; Spanish Job Cleveland area,Tennessee USA,Language/Bilingual

Position: Cleveland Middle School Family Outreach Translator (Spanish)

TITLE FAMILY OUTREACH TRANSLATOR (SPANISH) QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or equivalent

Demonstrated ability to speak, understand, read and write fluently in both English and Spanish

Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills

10 Month position on the Educational Assistant salary scale

REPORTS TO

Building Principal

JOB GOAL

To interpret and translate for school staff in order to ensure Spanish-speaking families effectively receive school information.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Translates written documents from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English.

Interprets during conferences, IEP meetings, telephone calls, testing, information gathering from other school districts, emergency situations, etc.

Assists multilingual students and their families with the school enrollment process.

Serves as liaison between the school district and multicultural groups and organizations in the community..

Assists the school in developing a rapport with multilingual families.

Performs other duties as assigned by the School Principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The following physical demands may be required:

Talking

Hearing

Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

Adaptability to accept responsibility of the direction, control or planning of an activity

Adaptability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instruction

Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

Intelligence:
Ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments

Verbal:
Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them

Numerical:
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

Data Perceptions:
Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

Technology:
Ability to efficiently use various forms of technology

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

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