Requisition No: 799525

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: SUPERVISING COURT INTERPRETER - 22010587 1

Position Number: 22010587

Salary: $65,236.63

Posting Closing Date: 08/01/2023

JOB Description

Examples of Work Performed

• Supervise staff, including recruiting, selecting or recommending selection, training, scheduling, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining and terminating or recommending termination
• Coordinate and assist with daily language interpreting; oversees activities of staff court interpreters and independent contractors; participates in development of contracts for contractor services
• Ensures compliance by interpreters with organizational policy and procedures, and determines program deficiencies and needs and makes adjustments
• Gather information/data to support periodic and special reports documenting activities for area of responsibility
• Performs administrative task such as collecting data for the computation and submission of statistical records and repots, translating correspondence and other court-related documents, preparing and submitting statistical information, or preparing or assisting with preparation of periodic employee performance evaluations
• Interprets oral communications from a foreign language to English and vice versa; and renders oral interpretation of written text
• Interprets in court for defendants, judges, lawyers, witnesses, social workers, probation officers, investigators, psychologists, state attorneys, and public defenders, etc.
• Interprets for various court events, such as; pretrial conferences, bond hearings, arraignments, pleas, motions, jury and bench trials, sentencings, probation hearings, domestic violence proceedings, etc.
• May be required to work weekends and overtime on a rotation basis
• Must be able to perform duties at any one of our five (5) court facilities
• Attends or conducts employee orientation; attends and Court Interpreter’s Advisory Group meetings to exchange information; attends technical or professional classes, workshops or seminars to improve professional skills
• Performs related work as required
• Must adhere to the Florida Rules of Certification and Regulation and comply with the Court Interpreter’s Code of Professional Conduct

The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment for this classification.

MINIMUM Education and Experience Guidelines

Bachelor's degree in English, source language, social science, public administration, public affairs, criminal justice, sociology or a closely related field.

Two years of court/legal related experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requires valid certificate as a Certified Court Interpreter issued by the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the State Courts Administrator.

Additional relevant experience may substitute for college education on a year-for-year basis.

Competencies

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the specialized vocabulary used in judicial proceedings
• Knowledge of the types of proceedings such as arraignments, plea bargains, motions, probation violations and sentencings
• Ability to interpret between foreign language and English; whether the language is spoken, written or recorded. Skill level must include slang, vulgarities and normal idioms
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Computer literate, with proficiency in using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy

Special Comments

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications must be received until the position is filled. Submission of an application does not guarantee the applicant an interview. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any of the protected classes.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in the interviewing process once selected, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401; telephone number (561) 355-4380 at least 7 days before your scheduled either in-person or telephonic interview; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711.”

How to Apply

For additional information and to apply visit the [15th Judicial Circuit] Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Employment website [https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/15thcircuit?page=1].

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.