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Form of workTITLE: Interpreter/Translator - Burmese
LOCATION: KCKECC
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 21,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.
With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers.
JOB GOAL: The Burmese Interpreter/Translator in the Early Childhood department facilitates service provisions to eligible applicants and their families in home and community based settings. The Burmese Interpreter/Translator utilizes the highest standards of educational interpreting to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate services to Burmese-speaking families.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the educational needs of students. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties. Performs other related work as required.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: ability to read, analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students and the general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture. While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a child's home and should be able to ascend and descend stairs. Able to work comfortably in a variety of positions, including seated on the floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics descried here are reprehensive 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Directly responsible for students' safety, work output and well-being.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community: ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communications.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 261 Days
SALARY: Based on the KCKPS Salary Schedule
FLSA STATUS: HOURLY, NON-EXEMPT
REPORTS TO: Director of Early Childhood
EVALUATION: Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined by the Board of Education.
SHIFT TYPE: Full-Time
SALARY RANGE: Per Hour
LOCATION: Early Childhood
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The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual holding this position performs additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KCKPS is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies with respect to hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, sex/gender (to include orientation, identity, or expression), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.
For more information regarding Title IX please contact:
District Compliance Coordinator
2010 N. 59th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
913-279-2262
Title IX@kckps.org
This job description has been approved by all levels of management:
Manager
Human Resources
Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position.
Employee Date_____________
LOCATION: KCKECC
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 21,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.
With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers.
JOB GOAL: The Burmese Interpreter/Translator in the Early Childhood department facilitates service provisions to eligible applicants and their families in home and community based settings. The Burmese Interpreter/Translator utilizes the highest standards of educational interpreting to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate services to Burmese-speaking families.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Must demonstrate fluency (speaking, comprehension, reading and writing) in Burmese
- One-year experience working in an educational setting and/or service oriented agency that works with language minority families
- Ability to interact and develop working relationships with professionals, staff, children and their families using positive interpersonal, oral and written communication in English and Burmese
- Ability to maintain cultural sensitivity when relaying concepts and ideas between languages
- Ability to work flexible hours
- Must be self-motivated and reliable
- Must have basic computer skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Facilitate oral communication between language minority persons and district staff by interpreting telephone conversations, conference calls, in-person conversations, etc. during school hours, for parent/teacher conferences, after school activities, and other school functions.
- Translates school-to-home communications and system-wide documents from English to Burmese
- Uses technology in English and Burmese appropriately to format, translate, save and retrieve work
- Clarifies content and terminology
- Reviews and evaluates documents
- Edits work of other translators and responds to editing suggestions of others.
- Assumes responsibility for quality of translation work submitted by reviewing, editing and revising own work. Revise own work and quality of interpretation by clarifying ideas and messages to assist with understanding.
- Learns new translations
- Performs all other job-related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to speak, read, and write fluently in English and Burmese
COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the educational needs of students. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties. Performs other related work as required.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: ability to read, analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students and the general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture. While performing the duties of the job the employee occasionally may visit a child's home and should be able to ascend and descend stairs. Able to work comfortably in a variety of positions, including seated on the floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics descried here are reprehensive 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Directly responsible for students' safety, work output and well-being.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community: ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communications.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 261 Days
SALARY: Based on the KCKPS Salary Schedule
FLSA STATUS: HOURLY, NON-EXEMPT
REPORTS TO: Director of Early Childhood
EVALUATION: Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined by the Board of Education.
SHIFT TYPE: Full-Time
SALARY RANGE: Per Hour
LOCATION: Early Childhood
Signatures
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual holding this position performs additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KCKPS is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate in its employment practices and policies with respect to hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, sex/gender (to include orientation, identity, or expression), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.
For more information regarding Title IX please contact:
District Compliance Coordinator
2010 N. 59th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
913-279-2262
Title IX@kckps.org
This job description has been approved by all levels of management:
Manager
Human Resources
Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position.
Employee Date_____________
