Title: Language Access Assistant (Spanish) - Colonial Heights/Petersburg

State Role Title: Foreign Language Interpreter

Hiring Range: Negotiable to $60,000.00

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: Supreme Court of Virginia

Agency Website: WWW.Vacourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia is seeking applicants for the Language Access Assistant (Spanish) position. This position reports directly to an Interpreter Team Leader in the Department of Judicial Services or the Foreign Language Services Coordinator in their stead. The primary obligation of the Language Access Assistant is to overcome language barriers so that limited English-proficient parties will have meaningful access to justice and suffer no advantage or disadvantage compared to English-speaking defendants and other parties to legal proceedings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include, but are not limited to:
Interpreting using simultaneous and consecutive modes at court proceedings and rendering language assistance in any situation arising from legal cases in the courthouse or as needed by the limited English-proficient public
Translations (both sight and written)
Collaborate and cooperate with other team members and share information with contract interpreters as needed.
Accurately complete daily activity logs, calendars, regular reports, or other documentation as required.
Participate in research and other projects designed to increase the program's scope, quality, and depth of services.
Support other program locations as needed
Other duties, as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Must be able to be appointed by judicial officers in program court
Extensive, current experience interpreting in a court setting and proof of continuing education in court interpretation, translation skills a plus
Staff interpreter experience preferred
Proven computer skills
Excellent written English skills
Must be familiar with the nuances of language, legal systems, and cultural differences in the countries where both the source and target languages are spoken and demonstrate continued work toward enhancing such knowledge
Thorough knowledge of Virginia interpreting guidelines and canons of professional conduct.

Additional Considerations

The position may require some travel.

Conflict of Interest
As this is a salaried position, the successful candidate and any business or corporation in which they materially participate may not undertake to bill separately for services provided to the Office of the Executive Secretary
from the date of full-time employment.
From the date of employment, successful candidates must discontinue any ongoing business relationship(s) with regular parties to cases in the venues where the interpreter will be providing service.
In the Judicial System, employees are governed by the Rules of Conduct. A successful candidate would have no existing conflicts of interest at the hire date. A conflict of interest arises when an employee knows that he, she, or a family or household member might be so personally or financially affected by a matter that a reasonable person with knowledge of relevant facts would question the employee’s ability adequately to perform official duties impartially.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Te'Aria Bennett

Phone: No Calls

Email: Humanresources@vacourts.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.