School-Based Spanish Interpreter-Translator

9‑12 School‑Based Spanish Interpreter‑Translator (2026‑27)

Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

• Job : 5795117
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Jun 22, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

• Position Title: School-Based Spanish Interpreter-Translator (Title I Funded position)
• SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT: School‑Based‑Graham High School
• Salary: Salary Grade 64
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
• Reports To: Principal
• Supervises: None
• Work Week
  
  Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday
• Work Hours: 40
• Number of Months per Year: 10
• Position
  
  Purpose:
  
  The School Based Spanish Interpreter‑Translator is responsible for assisting school personnel, Spanish‑speaking parents and students to communicate academic, family, social, and cultural needs through language support. The employee is also responsible for both oral interpretations and written translations for all school‑based Spanish language support.

• High School Diploma or equivalency required.
• Previous experience in Spanish interpreting (oral) and Spanish Translations (written) is preferred, but not required.

• Basic understanding of functions of public school preferred
• Basic understanding of NC student accountability standards preferred
• Experience with public speaking
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to speak in Spanish and English to convey or exchange information, including giving instructions, assignments, and/or directions.
• Ability to read a variety of correspondence, etc., in English and Spanish.
• Ability to prepare routine and technical documents.
• Ability to write, using standard conventions, in English and Spanish.
• Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions in English and Spanish.
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Ability to be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with persons acting under stress.
• Ability to be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons.
• Ability to talk and hear (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
• Ability to communicate via telephone.

• Requires the equivalent of a HS degree from the US or the home country.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Experience in providing interpretation and translation services is preferred.

• Translate all school based documents to Spanish.
• Provide consecutive interpretation for parents and students during parent‑teacher meetings, intervention meetings, child and family team meetings, IEP meetings, retention meetings, and any type of meeting that is requested either by the school or from the parents to the school.
• Record Connect‑Ed messages in Spanish as needed.
• Develop relationships with Spanish‑speaking community to increase comfort for their children’s schools in obtaining all help and services available.
• Be available (either by work cell phone or office phone) to be contacted directly by the parents when they need to communicate a message to their children’s school.
• Other related duties as assigned by the principal.

Physical Demands: Work is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force. Substantial amount of time spent standing and/or walking.

Work Environment: Employees in this position are required to work in indoor and outdoor environments, and come into direct contact with ABSS staff, students and the public.

• Joanna Gwynn, Principal
• Graham High
• Email: .nc.us