What are the responsibilities and job description for the Court Interpreter - Superior Court (Countywide) position at Yavapai County Government?
Under minimum supervision, performs clear, accurate and complete Spanish/English interpretation services during all court settings for Superior and Justice Courts.
Minimum of three (3) years professional Spanish interpreting experience in a Court.
Education:
Successful completion of college level coursework (at least four (4) courses at the 300 level or above) which demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in English and Spanish.Interpersonal Skills:
Interpersonal skills that support working with a diverse group of individuals from varied social, educational and cultural backgrounds, to include defendants, litigants, judges, court staff, attorneys, court ordered program participants and the public.
A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts (customers or vendors) become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (organizations, vendors and/or individuals) becomes necessary.
Other Skills:
Must have completed or be in the process of completing at least Tier 3 of the Arizona State Interpreter Credentialing Requirement.
Must complete annual training as required by the Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET).
- Interprets simultaneously and consecutively from English to Spanish and Spanish to English during court interviews, hearings, and proceedings; makes sight translations during interviews, hearings and court proceedings of documents such as court petitions, reports, notices and agreements; prepares in advance of proceedings, including determining equipment required for interpreting for multiple people; sets up equipment; reviews documents to meet vocabulary needs, works with Judges, defendants, witnesses, attorneys, family members, court personnel and others requiring an interpreter as it relates to court activities.
- Maintains clear, concise and informative files and records of interpreting and translating activities; performs bi-weekly data entry for completion and submission of statistical reports; arranges, schedules and coordinates interpreter services of Spanish, American Sign Language (ASL) and other languages as needed.
- Performs other job-related duties as required.
- Prioritize, schedule and organize work to meet established deadlines and work in various courts throughout the County.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with court employees, other court/ non-court related agencies, representatives and the public.
- Ability to multitask and cope with a high volume of work in a time critical environment with changing demands and priorities.
- Weekly in County travel (approximately 20 locations) and occasional out of county travel.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with tact and discretion.
- Demonstrate expertise with written and spoken English and Spanish at an in-depth level and familiarity with various socio-dialects of both languages.
- Demonstrate proficiency with all three modes of interpretation: simultaneous, consecutive and sight translation.
- Comply with Court Interpreter Code of Ethics.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing and follow written and oral instructions.
Minimum of three (3) years professional Spanish interpreting experience in a Court.
Education:
Successful completion of college level coursework (at least four (4) courses at the 300 level or above) which demonstrates a high degree of proficiency in English and Spanish.Interpersonal Skills:
Interpersonal skills that support working with a diverse group of individuals from varied social, educational and cultural backgrounds, to include defendants, litigants, judges, court staff, attorneys, court ordered program participants and the public.
A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts (customers or vendors) become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (organizations, vendors and/or individuals) becomes necessary.
Other Skills:
Must have completed or be in the process of completing at least Tier 3 of the Arizona State Interpreter Credentialing Requirement.
Must complete annual training as required by the Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET).
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