Translator- District Office at Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District

About the Employer

Learning for a Lifetime - Committed to the Future We’re proud to be a district creating innovative programs, opening schools, attracting students and preparing them for college and careers. Our vision is clear – all students are entitled to a successful education, our focus is learning and we are a team. This vision is shared by our community and we are thankful for the tremendous support we receive, which helps make our schools special places for children to learn. We have strong academic and enrichment programs, magnet programs and distinguished schools from transitional kindergarten through high school. Our district has received national recognition for our work in closing the achievement gap and increasing access to advanced curriculum for all students.

Job Summary

Job Summary

DEFINITION OF POSITION Translate and produce a variety of general, technical, and legal documents and materials between English and Spanish for the District Office and school sites. Provide oral translation during formal and informal meetings, phone calls and walk-in traffic. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Read, translate and produce a variety of documents and materials, information bulletins, handbooks, correspondence, policies and press releases; produce verbatim translations. Produce idiomatic translation considering the type of material and readers’ viewpoints; determine most accurate meaning and make corrections as needed; review and edit translations by others for accuracy, context, readability and style; research reference materials. Provide oral interpretation for Board meetings, other district and school meetings; attend meetings as necessary; translate and interpret minutes of meetings; abstract or summarize materials. Travel to schools and offices as necessary for the purpose of providing assistance with the more technical and complex translations. Interpret at school IEP, SST and mini-SARB meetings. Translate IEP’s. Maintain District library of Spanish or bilingual forms, documents, policies and materials. Use headphones and microphones during oral translations of meetings and presentations as necessary. May administer and evaluate bilingual assessment of employees. May record oral translation of Board Meetings agendas on Spanish voicemail information line. REQUIREMENTS English and Spanish vocabulary, reading and writing skills equivalent to educated native speaker. Ability to: • Read, speak and write effectively and to express thought between languages, which is structurally, grammatically, and idiomatically correct. • Operate a keyboard in both languages. • Interpret nuances of languages. • Recognize diacritical errors and apply proper formatting to languages. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Translation examination results evi

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