Translator School Based Parent Outreach - SY 2023-24

Job Summary (2-3 sentences describing job purpose): The School-Based Parent Outreach Translator will interpret verbally and translate written documents from one language to another.

Reports to: School Executive Principal

School Name: Click here to enter text.

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities : List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential duties/tasks performed by the position. This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.Regular and reliable attendance is an expectation of the job.

Job Duty/Resp. 1:

Directly assist Non English Language Background (NELB) parents in assigned schools in person, via phone, and via email.

Job Duty/Resp. 2:

Assist Administration contacts, conferences, and meetings. Translate school-level documents.

Job Duty/Resp. 3:

Assist with home visits, accompanied by another MNPS or Metro Employee.

Job Duty/Resp. 4:

Assist in oral interpretation at school events and activities.

Job Duty/Resp. 5:

Assist school staff with recording the call-outs in the target language.

Job Duty/Resp. 6:

Assist in updating Emergency Card and contact information. Provide new information to school office as needed.

Job Duty/Resp. 7:

Develop and maintain positive relationships with staff and international families.

Instructions: Fill in all blanks and dropdowns. Kronos access questions must be completed for payroll.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree): Required minimum: High School Diploma or GED

Experience Requirements: A proficiency test translating English to native language; develop effective, accurate and grammatically correct written text for a variety of audiences. Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Publisher). Preferred: A minimum of two years' applicable experience performing language translation duties, including proficient reading, writing, and oral communication in both English and the native language.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required: None

Skills Required: Establish and maintain working relationships with others; organization and prioritization; work independently and as a member of a team; deal effectively with international parents and students.

General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 2: Collects, classifies, and formats data or information.

People Responsibility:

Level 3: Attends to the needs or requests of people and exchanges information with them.

Assets Responsibility:

Level 2: Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies, or small amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 1: May use addition and subtraction in documenting student progress, making change, etc.

Communications Requirements:

Level 2: Reads routine sentences or instructions; writes routine sentences and completes routine work forms; speaks routine sentences using standard grammar.

Complexity of Work:

Level 4: Makes decisions with moderately serious impact - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 2: Makes decisions with minor impact - affects only those in immediate work area.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

N/A

Safety of Others:

Level 1: Requires no responsibility for the safety and health of others.

Kronos Set Up Data:

Meal Deduction - Most Bransford office and district level employee have a meal deduction. They are scheduled 8.5 hours per day and get an hour lunch. Itinerants and retirees get a 30 minute lunch period and therefore do not have a meal deduction. All school based employees will not have a meal deduction.No Meal Deduction

Travel - Itinerant non-exempt employees who travel will be using the time clock differently than others and are paid for travel time between work locations. Employee does not or seldom travels

Compensatory Time vs. Overtime (Support Non-Exempt Employees only) - Does this department have overtime budgeted, i.e. Maintenance, Transportation, Food Service. If not, employees accrue comp time only. Employee can only accrue compensatory time

Restrictions - Should employee be restricted to punch in and out within 7 minutes of their schedule start and end times? Yes, Restirct in and out punches (Support Employees Only)

Employee Type - Clock, phone, supervisor, etc.Time Clock

Timekeeper - Is the employee a timekeeper? No

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Physical Demands :

Level 1: Requires sedentary work involving sitting almost all of the time, and little or no physical effort or dexterity.

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Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 1: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards

Sensory Requirements:

Level 1: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Qualifications:
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