District Translator; Bilingual Spanish

1 - District Translator position for 8 hours/day, 12 months

This is not a general translation position.

The District Translator provides professional-level written translation and consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for highly technical educational, legal, medical, and special education communications. Successful candidates must be able to accurately interpret complex discussions in real time and translate documents where precision is critical.

• Providing simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, as well as sight translation of documents during Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, conferences, hearings, interviews, and other District meetings.
• Translating highly technical and confidential documents, including:
  • Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
  • Legal and legislative documents
  • Formal complaints
  • Board policies
  • Police reports
  • Instructional materials
  • Official District communications
• Interpreting specialized terminology used by:
  • School psychologists
  • Speech-language pathologists
  • School nurses
  • Attorneys
  • Educational administrators
• Assisting with bilingual student assessments and ensuring accurate communication during psychological and educational testing.
• Reviewing and proofreading translations prepared by others to ensure accuracy before public distribution.

Please refer to the 'Employment Standards' section of this bulletin to make sure you meet all requirements before applying.

Graduation from high school or equivalency. Additional training or college coursework in interpretation and translation or the designated second language is desirable.

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.
• 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.

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.

These examination results are open to permanent employees and the public.

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 of alleged discrimination:

Dr. Scott Carroll, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator/Equity Compliance Officer, 1051 South A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030, , scarroll

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.