Interpreter

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Interpreter position, as described below. Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study – the appropriate foreign language from an English-speaking college or university, English from a college or university in the other country or translating or interpreting where English and the foreign language were prerequisites. OR Experience: Experience in translating, interpreting, or other work requiring the use of English and the other language; or a combination of work (that required English and the other language) and training at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, or comparable training. The following are examples of work in the required language that may have provided the required abilities: translator; interpreter; librarian or information specialist required to make abstracts, screen, index, and scan material; intelligence; writer or editor; international organizational work, such as the Peace Corps, World Bank, United Nations, business, or other organizations; or professor, teacher, or instructor work at the high school or college level that required use of the foreign language. Testing Provision: You may be tested for Spanish and English language fluency through a translation/simultaneous interpretation test. If you are unable to demonstrate your proficiency in Spanish and English fluency, you will not be qualified for this position. In addition to the above experience, applicants must meet the specialized experience. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-12, in the Federal Service. Qualifying examples of specialized experience includes: Experience with English, American SignLanguage (ASL) to perform Sign-to-English and English-to-Sign interpretation. Experience interpreting processes to determine the most effective means of communication for Deaf/Deafblind/hard of hearing employee. Experience in developing training curriculum; experience using telecommunication devices, assistive listening devices and other related technology for Deaf/Deaf-blind/hard of hearing employees. Experience contracting sign language interpreter services.
This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Workplace Equality Compliance Office (WECO) Reasonable Accommodation Resource Center (RARC). RARC provides guidance and information about, and facilitates the provision of, reasonable accommodations for DOL employees and applicants for DOL employment who have disabilities. This position is inside the bargaining unit.