Bilingual Interpreters (English into Spanish) (Casual)

About the role

The Bilingual Interpreters (casual) provide oral interpretation in Spanish, collaborating with stakeholders from central office departments, offices, and schools to enhance communication with parents and the public during meetings, conferences, and workshops. Interpreters work on a temporary, hourly basis with no minimum guaranteed hours, reporting to the Language Access Manager. The role requires a high level of knowledge about interpretation and experience with educational terminology. Assignments occur at multiple locations; interpreters must travel independently (mileage is included in the hourly rate).

Responsibilities

• Provide professional interpretation services to ACPS in both virtual and in-person modalities.
• Maintain availability to provide services from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
• Fulfill both virtual remote interpreting and in-person interpreting assignments to facilitate language access for parents in schools and offices.
• Utilize interpretation equipment to provide professional simultaneous interpretation services.
• Ensure interpretation services are of the highest quality and equivalent to the communication provided in English.
• Work collaboratively with the ACPS Language Access Manager and other ACPS departments, offices, and schools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of experience in the field.
• Knowledge and understanding of the school division’s culturally and linguistically diverse community.
• Superior level of oral fluency in English and Spanish, with exceptional grammar skills.
• Well-developed skills in spelling, punctuation, syntax, grammar, and pronunciation of academic English and the target language.
• Ability to interpret to and from English and the target language without altering the original meaning and intent, in a variety of educational settings.
• Recent experience using education-specific terminology and acronyms, including those in English Learner and Special Education fields.
• Familiarity with laws, policies, programs, and operating procedures found in K‑12 educational systems.
• Demonstrate appropriate professional appearance and demeanor as representatives of Alexandria City Public Schools.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the latest research and practices in the field of interpretation.
• Travel to and from ACPS schools as required.
• All applicants must pass the assessment test before recommendation to hire.

Pay

Hourly rate of $40 per hour (mileage included).

Schedule

Availability required from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm; temporary, hourly, casual basis with no minimum guaranteed hours.

Clearances

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.
• Public Health Compliance – must follow safety and health protocols.