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Casual District Language Interpreter

 

Job Description

St. John Reception Centre For Arts and Culture 
15 – 12 Street NW, Calgary 
Overall Accountability 

Interpreters will work with Calgary Catholic personnel to provide effective interpretive services that facilitate clear communication for limited and non-English speakers. 

Specific Accountabilities 

  • Performs interpreting service for limited and non-English speakers and staff, ensuring integrity, accuracy and impartiality, in accordance with policies, practices, regulations and guidelines for interpreters 

  • Works collaboratively with personnel in a variety of situations related to the educational needs of the student 

  • Participates in ongoing professional development and training 

  • Ensures their contact information is current (i.e. payment, interpreter contact list) 

  • Ensures time sheets are completed and submitted in a timely manner 

  • Provides service in a positive professional manner at all times to students, families and staff 

  • Interpreter positions with Calgary Catholic are dependent upon interpreter availability and language needs 

Qualifications 

  • High School diploma 

  • Successful completion of either CILIAST or ILISAT language proficiency test 

  • Knowledge of the school system in Alberta preferred as Interpreters will work within the culture and guidelines of Calgary Catholic 

  • We are currently looking for: Amharic, Tigrinya, Bilen, Nuer, Dinka, Albanian, Malayalam and Kinyarwanda

The Calgary Catholic School District is committed to fair and accessible employment practices and considers catholicity, equity, diversity, and inclusivity to be foundational to its institutional success.  

 

The Calgary Catholic School District seeks to foster a workplace that reflects the full breadth of the communities it serves.