Court Interpreter; Intermittent

the superior court of california, county of san francisco, invites applications from qualified individuals certified by the state of california as a court interpreter who are interested in working on an intermittent or as-needed basis to perform a wide variety of interpreting and translating activities for the court, and for persons doing business with the court; and to perform other job-related duties as required.

The court is accepting applications for the following languages:

• dari
• portuguese
• farsi
• spanish
• tagalog
• vietnamese

the superior court of california, county of san francisco, invites applications from qualified individuals certified by the state of california as a court interpreter who are interested in working on an intermittent or as-needed basis to perform a wide variety of interpreting and translating activities for the court, and for persons doing business with the court; and to perform other job-related duties as required.

The court is accepting applications for the following languages:

• cantonese
• mongolian
• dari
• portuguese
• farsi
• spanish
• hindi / urdu
• tagalog
• mandarin
• vietnamese

this selection process is being conducted in accordance with san francisco superior court personnel rule 4. An eligibility list will not be established.

continuous.

• $41.3269 - $50.2286 hourly (for more than four hours per day)*
• $45.8729 - $55.7537 hourly (for an a.m. Only or p.m. Only assignment, or a night court only assignment)*
• on any day worked, the court interpreter is paid for a minimum of four hours per day.

• interprets from and into english and the applicable non-english language using simultaneous and consecutive modes at court proceedings and for other court-related departments at the direction of the court.
• makes sight translations for the benefit of the court of documents including, but not limited to, court petitions, reports, waivers, felony disposition statement forms, and other documents.
• interprets for judges, attorneys, court staff, and other court-related departments at the direction of the court.
• interprets between languages in court proceedings.
• brings to the court’s attention any items that may impede the interpreters’ performance.
• researches and understands legal terminology used in court and functions of the court.
• receives daily calendar assignments from the san francisco superior court interpreter supervisor and accurately completes daily activity logs or other documentation as required.
• performs other language interpretation duties as assigned, such as providing sight translation of short documents.

work is performed in an office and courtroom environment; continuous contact with judges, staff, attorneys, litigants, community groups, and the general public.

physical requirements: sit for extended periods; frequently stand for extended periods and frequently walk, bend, stoop, lift, and stretch; manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination as required for the specific language used; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication, litigants and the public; use of office equipment as required by the assignment.

• must possess a valid certificate as a “certified or registered court interpreter” issued by the judicial council of california on behalf of the state of california. Information on how to become certified/registered is available at
• one year of the equivalent of full-time experience acting as an interpreter-translator in a courtroom or in a business environment.
• at least 45 court days or parts of court days experience in providing interpreter services to the superior court of california, county of san francisco, in a calendar year.

• legal terminology and functions used in court.
• corre…