On-Call District Interpreter | School Translator

Millard Public Schools; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call schedule

Part-time role

Job summary

Millard Public Schools is seeking Substitute District Interpreters on an on-call, district-wide basis. This role involves listening, understanding, and translating between languages, with pay at $22 per hour.

Sub Interpreters will be called as needed, not as a regular full-time or part-time position. Responsibilities include facilitating communication at conferences and meetings, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring accurate interpretation of materials.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.
• Must have own transportation.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another, including educational terminology and colloquial language, without altering, omitting, or adding anything to what is stated or written, or without explanation.
• Act as an impartial and unbiased official translator at conferences or meetings to mediate discussion, including parent-teacher conferences, Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings and Special Education Meetings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information as stated or written, refraining from any public discussion or offering an opinion concerning a matter in which one is or has been engaged.
• Continuously assess one’s ability to deliver interpreter or translator services, immediately conveying any reservations about one’s ability to satisfy an assignment.
• Read aloud documents in a language other than that in which they were written.
• Convert written materials from one language into another, such as District or school documents or publications, which reproduces the content and style of the original.
• Edit and proofread text to accurately reflect language, using dictionaries and glossaries for reference.
• Conduct oneself in a manner consistent with the expectations of all Millard Public School employees.

Job description

Millard Public Schools is seeking Substitute District Interpreters on an on-call, district-wide basis. This role involves listening, understanding, and translating between languages, with pay at $22 per hour.

Sub Interpreters will be called as needed, not as a regular full-time or part-time position. Responsibilities include facilitating communication at conferences and meetings, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring accurate interpretation of materials.