Language Interpreter​/Translator

Language Interpreter / Translator

Job

Pay Rate: $18.56 per hour
Independent Contractor / 1099

• Date Posted: 2/13/2025
• Location:
  
  Centennial School District - Administration
• Date Available:
  
  AS NEEDED / PER DIEM
• Closing Date: OPEN
• Position Type:
  Foreign Language Interpreter / Translator / Language Interpreter / Translator

• Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another.
• Attend conferences and meetings and act as official interpreter to mediate discussion.
• Translate between English and other language as identified by student population for families of the district.
• Relay concepts and ideas between languages.
• Convert written materials from other language as identified by student population into English or vice versa, such as books, publications, web pages or letters.
• Create a new text in the target language that reproduces the content and style of the original.
• Manage translation and interpreting request system, schedule appropriate service provider based on language needs.
• Receive and submit assignments electronically.
• Employ computer-assisted translation.
• Informs supervisor immediately when interpreting sensitive and/or reportable issues.
• Read aloud documents in a language other than that in which they were written.
• Provide language services to students, staff and families of the district with limited English proficiency.
• Translate educational materials and informational brochures issued by schools and district offices into another language.
• Accompany non-English speaking visitors and facilitate communication between receiving party and visitors.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various groups of people.
• Encourages families to participate in school affairs and promotes school involvement.

• High School Diploma
• 1 year of working with multi-cultura clientele

• Must be able to interpret/translate from and to English.
• Fluency in language(s) other than English preferrably in the following:

• Albanian
• Arabic
• Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese)
• Russian
• Spanish
• Tajik
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
• Uzbek

This position requires to have the following clearances: PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History, FBI Fingerprints, which can be obtained during onboarding process. Clearances must be no more than twelve(12) months old at time of hire.