Medical Interpreter jobs in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Requisition No: 825444

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: COURT INTERPRETER - 22011637

Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22011637

Salary: $69,550.80 Annually*

Posting Closing Date: 04/19/2024

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Job Location

Seventeenth Judicial Circuit; Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Job Description

The Certified Court Interpreter (Spanish) position interpret legal proceedings for non-English speaking or hearing-impaired persons to ensure due process. The position is responsible for interpreting the spoken or written word from a source language to a target language, translating court evidence to a target language, testifying as an expert witness regarding accuracy of translated documents or tapes, and collecting statistical data. The position works under direct supervision according to set procedures.

Examples of Work

Listens to speakers’ statements during regular court proceedings and prepares interpretations, or interprets statements simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages orally or by using hand signs.

Translates documents and recorded materials presented in court from a source language to a target language.

Provides interpreting services for court appointed psychological evaluations and competency evaluations.

Maintains message content, context, and style as much as possible during interpreting process.

Testifies as expert witness regarding accuracy of documents translated for court proceedings.

Collects and inputs data for statistical purposes concerning the number and type of interpreting tasks performed.

Remains current in reference information resources such as vocabulary in legal, medical, and other areas, different cultural features, or local and world events.

Assists with miscellaneous tasks such as on-the-job training for interns as directed by supervisor.

Covers all front desk duties for Court Administration’s Interpreters Office on a rotational basis.

Timeliness and attendance are essential functions of the job.

Education and Training Guidelines

Requires valid certificate as a certified court interpreter issued by the Florida State Courts System’s Office of the State Courts Administrator.

Bachelor’s degree in English, the source language, or a closely related field; and

Two years of court/legal related experience.

Additional relevant experience may substitute for the recommended educational level on a year-for-year basis.

Additional relevant education may substitute for the recommended experience on a year-for-year basis, excluding supervisory experience.

Special Comments

• Salary will include a Competitive Area Differential (CAD) pay additive of $224.00 monthly.

The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan, optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans, and paid term life insurance.

The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

How to Apply

For additional information and to apply visit the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Employment website at http://www.17th.flcourts.org/the-employment-opportunities/.

Submit a cover letter and the State Employment Application that is located on the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Employment Website.

Original application and writing sample must be submitted.

Submit by mail to the address Court Administration, Human Resources, 201 Southeast 6th Street, Room 20140, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301.

The People First profile application will not be considered.

For additional information about the job advertised contact Taiwo Akinkunmi by e-mail at the address takinkunmi@17th.flcourts.org.

The successful applicant will be subject to a criminal background check.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex or gender, religion or creed, national origin, age, marital status, genetic, disability, or political opinions or affiliations.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

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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.