OCJ - Certified Spanish Interpreter - Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

Chicago, IL 60602

About the Job

CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE
JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: CERTIFIED SPANISH COURTINTERPRETER
GRADE:         17
UNION:           CHICAGONEWSGUILD
SALARY:       UNION PAY SCHEDULE, FIRST STEP:      $65,488
LOCATION: COOKCOUNTY,ILLINOIS

NOTE: THIS POSITION IS 100% IN PERSON

Job Summary and Duties:

Underthe generaldirection of the Director, the courtinterpreterreportsdirectly to the Supervisor of InterpreterServices.The courtinterpreterinterpretsproceedings,hearings,interviewsandother court-relatedcommunicative eventsheldbyjudgesandemployees of relatedcourtservicesagencies.
Sight interpretsspecifiedforeignlanguage or Englishdocumentsasrequiredduring a proceeding,hearing,interview or other court-relatedcommunicativeevent.
TranslatesfromEnglishinto a specifiedforeignlanguage,officialforms,letters,documents, public signs,notices,posters,form letters, job applications,correspondenceandothercourt-relateddocuments.
Maintainsaccurateandcontemporaneousrecords of interpretingandtranslatingactivities,includingongoing case next date anddispositioninformation.
Performssuchotherdutiesas may be assigned.

Thedutieslistedarenot setforthfor the purpose of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construedas a complete list of the duties to be performed under the job title or those to beperformed temporarily outside anemployee’s line of work.

Job Requirements:

Ability to read,write,speak,understandandcommunicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
Knowledge of Englishandappropriate foreignlanguagephonology,vocabulary,grammar anddialectology.
Knowledge of Englishandspecifiedforeignlanguage legalterminology.
Knowledge of theory, method, techniques,ethicsandstandards of interpretingandtranslating.
Knowledge of the methods,techniquesandproceduresused in interpreting in the simultaneousandconsecutivemodes.
Familiaritywiththe courtsystemandrelatedagencies.
Ability to interpret in consecutiveandsimultaneousmodesforproceedings,hearings,interviewsandother court-relatedcommunicative events.
Ability to translateforms,lettersandother court-relateddocumentsfromEnglish to specifiedforeignlanguage andfromspecifiedforeignlanguage to English.
Ability to sightinterpret specifiedforeignlanguage or Englishdocumentsduring a proceeding,hearinginterviewandother court-relatedcommunicative events.
Ability to maintainclear,concise,accurate,andinformative recordsandreports.

MinimumQualifications:

Certificationby the IllinoisSupremeCourt or the certifyingbody of a sisterstaterecognizedby the IllinoisSupremeCourt,as a foreignlanguageCourtinterpreter.
Inclusionas a “certifiedinterpreter”on the CourtInterpreterRegistrymaintainedby the AdministrativeOffice of the IllinoisCourts

Strongcommitment to Access to Justice forall,particularlycourtuserswithlimited

Englishproficiency.

Understandingof anddemonstratedadherence to theInterpreters’ Code of Conduct.
Ability to workcooperativelywithdiverse coworkersandcourtusers.
Fluency in spokenandwrittenEnglishandspokenandwrittensecondlanguage.
Twoyearsof experience as a court interpreter.
Highschooldiploma or GED certificate;college degree preferred.
Ability andwillingnesstotravel to all CircuitCourt of Cook Countycourthouses,placesof holdingcourt,andcourtannexedlocations;access to personaltransportationrequired.
Proficiencyin the use of a smartphone,Microsoft Word, Outlook,Excelandinternetbrowser.

WorkingConditions/PhysicalRequirements:

Thephysical demandsdescribed here are representative of those that must be metbyaninterpreter to successfullyperform the essentialfunctions of the job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enableindividualswithdisabilities to perform the essentialfunctions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularlyrequiredto:

talkandhear
stand,walk,sit,anduse handsandfeet.
communicate clearlyon the telephone andwith the public andotherstaff.
use a telephone,keyboard,andvideo display terminal.
liftand/or move objectsup to 15 pounds suchasfiles,stacks of papers,referencematerials.
intermittentlytwistto reachequipment or supplies
performsimple graspingandfinemanipulation

This position requires a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check. Applicants are advised that as a Drug Free Workplace, use of medical or recreational marijuana is prohibited and will disqualify a candidate from employment.

THE OFFICEOF THE CHIEFJUDGE IS ANEQUALOPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

Revised:May, 2024

Source : Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois