Project Assistant Language Services at Orange County Department of Education
About the Employer
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) serves some of Orange County’s most vulnerable student populations and provides support and mandated fiscal oversight to 28 school districts serving more than 600 schools and approximately 475,000 students. In addition to providing direct instruction to students through its own alternative and special education programs, OCDE administers an array of programs and services that are critical to the operations of local school districts and community colleges, facilitating professional development, legal guidance, payroll, career and technical education support, high-speed internet access, Local Control and Accountability Plan assistance and approval, resources for families, and student enrichment. OCDE’s vision is that “Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success.” Department staff are working to achieve this goal in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development, from early childhood through higher education, and in partnership with families, businesses and community organizations.
Job Summary
Job Summary
The OCDE is looking for a dynamic Project Assistant, Language Services to assist in the facilitation, implementation, and coordination of interpretation and translation services with Orange County schools. The person selected for this position must be fluent in Spanish to provide interpreting and translation services for the Orange County Department of Education. The Project Assistant will also provide information and guidance to schools and school districts regarding services, while providing responsible support to higher level management staff. This position is full-time and will be based out of OCDE located at: 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. Work hours will be 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with possible evening and weekend work on occasion.
Requirements / Qualifications
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the knowledge and abilities would be: Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in in the specified foreign language or a related field. Experience: Three years of experience in translating materials in English and the specified foreign language and one year of experience in providing oral interpretation from English to specified foreign language. Preferred: Spanish Speaker, Experience working in schools, or Interpretation certificate in any field. There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application, the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough, and within the limit of 5,000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application. Please respond to each question below A) In English and B) In Spanish: 1. Provide an experience in which you successfully interpreted messages simultaneously or consecutively into another language. How did you ensure that the message content, context, and style were maintained? A) English Response: B) Spanish Response: 2. How do you manage a large volume of translation projects with multiple deadlines, assuring proper sentence structure, grammar, syntax, punctuation, and style? A) English Response: B) Spanish Response:
Requirements for Consideration: Completed Edjoin application Letter of Introduction Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the knowledge and abilities would be: Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in in the specified foreign language or a related field. Experience: Three years of experience in translating materials in English and the specified foreign language and one year of experience in providing oral interpretation from English to specified foreign language. Preferred: Spanish Speaker, Experience working in schools, or Interpretation certificate in any field. There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application, the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough, and within the limit of 5,000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application. Please respond to each question below A) In English and B) In Spanish: 1. Provide an experience in which you successfully interpreted messages simultaneously or consecutively into another language. How did you ensure that the message content, context, and style were maintained? A) English Response: B) Spanish Response: 2. How do you manage a large volume of translation projects with multiple deadlines, assuring proper sentence structure, grammar, syntax, punctuation, and style? A) English Response: B) Spanish Response:
Requirements for Consideration: Completed Edjoin application Letter of Introduction Resume
Comments and Other Information
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the completed online application. Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual’s identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability. We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position. AA/EOE/ADA
Comments and Other Information
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the completed online application. Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual’s identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability. We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position. AA/EOE/ADA
Application Deadline
7/5/2019 9:38 AM Pacific
Date Posted
3/13/2019
Number of Openings
1
Add'l Salary Info
Classified Management: $4,893.00 - $5,966.00 monthly.
Length of Work Year
225 Days (13 holidays, 12 paid sick days)
Employment Type
Full Time
BENEFITS
BENEFITS: We provide a safe, caring, courteous, and professional environment that fosters collaborative work and individual development for our employees. OCDE offers generous, comprehensive, tax-free insurance benefits options to full-time members of the staff. Benefits may be prorated for employees working fewer than 12 months per year or less than full-time. Benefits packages include medical, dental, and vision care insurance for employees and their eligible dependents, and life insurance for