Brazilian Portuguese Interpreter & Translator

FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Department of Multilingual Education- District-wide

JOB TITLE:

Brazilian Portuguese Interpreter & Translator – Part Time

2022-2023 School Year

POSITION SUMMARY:

Facilitate communication between FPS parents/guardians and school staff through interpreting and translation services. This includes bridging language and cultural barriers in order to protect educational rights of families and their children.

OUR MISSION:

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work: Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free-thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community. FPS and the community stand united in our core values: Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment; Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates; Respecting diversity of thoughts, learners, culture, and community; Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff; Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish the baseline; as a district, Framingham Public Schools are committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery. We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation at work. Framingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as BIPOC.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

Native Proficiency in Brazilian Portuguese. Proficiency in English. Strong verbal communication skills. Interpreting and translation previous experience. Experience the educational setting preferred.

Framingham Public Schools seeks candidates whose background, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of education. Also, we are interested in candidates who will bring to their professional practice the perspective that comes from a non-traditional educational background or an understanding of the experiences of those underrepresented in the educational field.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be the bridge between Portuguese-speaking parents/guardians and FPS staff.
• Interpret for school meetings and events district-wide. Interpret for General Education and Special Education (consecutive, simultaneous) from English into Portuguese and from Portuguese into English.
• Provide English into Portuguese quality translation services following FPS guidelines and standards.
• Provide linguistic and cultural assistance to the parents/guardians and the FPS staff members as needed and appropriate.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move about and may be required to traverse occasionally throughout the school building. The employee must also often remain in a stationary position for considerable periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is expected to lift at least 20 lbs (i.e. books, school supplies, etc.). The employee must frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and use hand strength to grasp tools. The employee operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer). The employee must be able to input information into a computer and as well as read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids. The employee will be working in a normal school environment with an acceptable level of noise.

REPORTS TO:

Manager of Translation and Interpreting Services

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Covered under the Framingham School Committee. This is a part-time (19.5h), non-bargaining, non-benefit position based on the interpreting needs of FPS and upon request. The interpreting rate is as follows: $28.49 per hour

EVALUATION:

The performance of this job will be evaluated by the Manager of Translation and Interpreting Services.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Only online applications will be accepted. Click here to apply!

Framingham Public Schools provides equal employment. opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Framingham Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the District has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Framingham Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.