Interpreter Administrative Assistant

Position Overview

The Interpreter Administrative Assistant is part of the Court Interpreter’s Department within the Clerk’s Office. The incumbent oversees and administers all duties related to scheduling, locating, and processing claim forms for Other Than Spanish (OTS) and Spanish contract interpreters throughout the District. The Interpreter Administrative Assistant reports to the Chief Deputy Clerk. The position is located at the Evo

A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona.

• Monitors court calendars and schedules OTS/Spanish contract interpreters appropriately.
• Procures and coordinates services of OTS/Spanish contract interpreters required for court proceedings.
• Maintains a listing of OTS language services vendors.
• Appropriately identifies and verifies needed languages/dialects.
• Responsible for processing all necessary OTS/Spanish contactor paperwork (confirmation emails, RTEs, exception reports, claim forms, etc.) from start to finish of cycle.
• Works with Facilities and Budget Division to ensure prompt, accurate payment of OTS/Spanish contractor services.
• Maintains OTS/Spanish contractor statistical reports.
• Receives, logs, processes, assigns and delivers all translation requests from CJA attorneys and the Court.

To qualify for the CL 24 salary grade level, the successful applicant must be a high school graduate (or equivalent) and must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at the CL 23.

Generalized experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the possession of or the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills necessary to do the job.

Education above the high school level may be substituted for general experience.

Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws, and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws, and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation.

Such experience is commonly encountered in law firms, legal counsel offices, local and state court systems, and educational institutions.

Ability to work effectively with court staff, interpreters and vendors. Proficient in the English language. Language-skilled in the Spanish language as defined by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Some previous interpreting experience preferred. Able to use/learn Word, Excel and data entry applications. Highly organized, self-starter.

The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. In the event that a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the court may elect to select a candidate from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without posting the position.

The initial appointment to this position is provisional pending the successful completion of the required background checks and/or investigations.

Only qualified applicants will be considered for this position. Employees of the U.S. District Court serve under…