Requisition No: 840672 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: COURT INTERPRETER - 22012010

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22012010 

Salary:  $6,386.45 to 11,162.27 a month 

Posting Closing Date: 11/30/2024 

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16th Judicial Circuit 

Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Position Title: Certified Court Interpreter - Spanish

Position Number 22012010

Annual Salary: $76,637.32 

The 16th Judicial Circuit is seeking applicants for a Full-time Certified Court Interpreter (English/Spanish) in Key West. 

Perform skilled professional duties as a certified interpreter in judicial proceedings involving non-English speaking persons. The Interpreter is the link between the non-English party and the court. Duties include interpretation of oral statements and testimony as well as translation of written documents presented in Spanish.

Examples of Work Performed

• Serve 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 interpreter

The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment for this classification.

Education and Training Guidelines

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.

Two years of court/legal or related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Relevant experience and/or education may substitute for the recommended minimum qualifications year after year.

AND

Must possess the following:

• A valid Florida Court Interpreter Certification issued by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administrator (Please submit proof of certification with Application Packet)
• A valid driver’s license

Competencies

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 Spanish and English. 
• REQUIRES: a valid Certification issued by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administrator.

Special Comments

Incomplete applications will not be considered.  Applications are being accepted 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 against any of the protected classes.

This is is an in-person position.

Office Location: The Sixteenth Judicial Court, Freeman Justice Center, 302 Fleming Stree, Key West, Florida. Weekly travel to the Branch Courthouse in Marathon, Florida, is required.

How to Apply

For additional information and to apply, visit the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida website https://KeysCourts.net/employment.html  Or email the Application Packet to Personnel@Keyscourts.net.  For further questions, please call 305-295-3652.

Application Packet Must Include:

1. State of Florida Application
2. Current Resume
3. Cover Letter
4. Copy of Certification issued by the Florida State Courts System – Office of the State Court Administrator

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, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, telephone number (305-292-3423 at least 7 days before your scheduled either in-person or telephonic interview; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call “711.”

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.

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit participates in the U.S. Government’s Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify) to assist in this required verification process for all state-funded positions. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States after completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) upon hire within the first 3 days of employment. 

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.