Family Interpreter

Family Interpreter

Northshore School District 417 | UNDISTRIBUTED – Bothell, Washington | Open in Google Maps

Job : 5454582
Final date to receive applications: Aug 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Jan 05, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Varies

Thank you for your interest in a career with us! The Northshore School District is committed to a diverse workforce that reflects our students and our community, one that embraces and models equity and cultural competency.

Applicant screening will take place during the months of March, July, and October.

Under the supervision of a Northshore School District (NSD) staff member, provide interpretation services to NSD parents and guardians for whom English is not their primary language.

Interpreting service opportunities usually consist of (but are not limited to): conferences, meetings related to students’ education, parent/teacher conversations, discipline meetings, and community events. Interpreting may include consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and/or sight translation, and may take place in person or virtually.

• Facilitates communication between parents/guardians for whom English is not their primary language and English-speaking school district employees at meetings or events individually or in groups (e.g. parent-teacher conferences, IEP meetings, curriculum nights, discipline meetings, etc.). Such facilitation may occur both during the school day and also occasionally during school and after school events, such as IEP meetings.
• Follows the NAETISL Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages, the AAITE National Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, as well as legal requirements of confidentiality.
• Interprets inquiries received from parents/guardians for whom English is not their primary language for the purpose of providing information or referring to appropriate personnel.
• Attends required interpreter training provided by the district.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

All applicants will undergo and pass language proficiency testing prior to being selected for an interview as part of the hiring process. Northshore School District will pay for one test attempt. This testing may be waived if an applicant already holds a valid, approved interpreting or translating credential or if they have satisfactory language proficiency testing results from an approved vendor within the past five years.

For general interpretation:
Advanced Low or above on the ACTFL scale
B2.1 or above on the CEFR scale
2 or above on the ILR scale
A score of 7 or higher on the AVANT Stamp Pro assessment

For special education, discipline, or health interpretation:
Advanced High or above on the ACTFL scale
C1 or above on the CEFR scale
3 or above on the ILR scale A score of 9 on the Avant Stamp Pro assessment

• DSHS
• Federal court interpreter
• State court interpreter
• CCHI
• RID
• ATA
• NBCMI

Note:

credentials that test speaking AND writing may qualify an applicant to interpret and translate, but if a candidate holds a translation credential that does not test spoken language proficiency, they will still need to complete speaking and listening testing to interpret, and vice versa for interpreting credentials.

• ALTA
• Avant (specifically the Stamp Pro assessment)
• LTI
• Cyracom

• Requires speaking and listening proficiency in both English and at least one additional target language.
• Desired languages include but are not limited to:
  Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, Tigrigna, Korean, and Thai.
• Requires the ability to accurately transfer information from one language to another.
• Requires experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds.
• A BA/BS and familiarity with or experience working with a K-12 educational system is desired, but not required.
• A valid interpretation credential is desired, but not required. Acceptable credentials include but are not limited to DSHS, state court interpreting credential, federal court interpreting credential, CCHI, and NBCMI.

Ability to interpret well for parents/guardians with limited English proficiency; ability to interact with multilingual families in a respectful, warm and understanding manner; ability to consistently follow the directions of the Language Access Coordinator and Executive Director of Communications and Engagement; ability to work cooperatively with other District staff, students, and parents; ability to orally interpret written documents; ability to remain neutral in meetings and interpret everything said to all participants;

ability to commit to scheduled meetings and attend consistently and…