COURT INTERPRETER - 22010586 Job at State of Florida, West Palm Beach, FL

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  • State of Florida
  • West Palm Beach, FL

Job Description

Requisition No: 842910 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: COURT INTERPRETER - 22010586

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22010586 

Salary: 75,292.28 

Posting Closing Date: 04/01/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

How to Apply

 

Do not click "Apply Now". You must apply on the 15th Judicial Circuit website to be considered. 

 

Visit the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida Employment website:

 

 

Summary

 

Perform skilled professional duties as a certified interpreter in judicial proceedings involving non-English speaking persons to ensure due process. The Interpreter is the link between the non-English party and the court. Duties include interpretation and translation of oral statement, testimony and written documents presented in Creole.

 

The Fifteenth Judicial Court Main Courthouse is located in West Palm Beach. Occasional travel to the other Circuit Courthouses is required.

 

Examples of Work Performed

 

  • Under the direction of the court, a certified interpreter serves as the official interpreter and translator on a daily basis for hearing, non-jury trials, and jury trials for non-English speaking defendants, witnesses and victims. 
  • Translate forms and documents utilized in court proceedings. 
  • Perform office related duties
  • Input data into computer from daily reports 
  • Participate in workshops for court interpreters
  • Train/observe freelance contractual interpreters

 

  The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.

 

MINIMUM Education and Experience Guidelines

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

 

 

High School Diploma. Consideration will be given to those who do not hold a degree but to those who are fluent in Haitian Creole and English.

 

Must possess (at a minimum) one of the following:

 

  • A provisional approval by the  Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administration.  
  • Passage of a state certification examination from another State equivalent to and in accordance with the Florida Rules for Certification and Regulation of Court Interpreter requirements  

Court Interpreter Certification must be obtained within one year of employment.

 

Preferred:  

  • Bachelor’s or Associate's degree
  • Two years of court/legal or related experience
  • A valid Florida Court Interpreter Certification issued by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administrator
  • Federal courts certification issued by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and whose name appears on the registry of federally certified interpreters

 

  KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

  • Working knowledge and understanding of simultaneous, consecutive, sight and tape translation techniques and procedures.
  • Working knowledge and understanding of the court system.
  • Working knowledge of the Administrative Office of the Courts’ operations, policies, practices and procedures.
  • Ability to fluently speak read and write in Haitian Creole and English. 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

During the Application Process please upload the following ATTACHMENTS if applicable:

  • Proof of education
  • Proof of certifications/licenses
  • Proof of provisional approval

NOTICE: 

 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Applications will continue to 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 on 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.

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.

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