Security/Translator

Revere Public Schools seeks an individual with strong public engagement and bilingual language skills to serve as a Security/Translator.

The Security/Translator plays a critical role in maintaining a safe, welcoming, and secure building and is responsible for facilitating respectful communication in a diverse multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual environment.

Successful candidates will work under the purview of the Superintendent of Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Pupil & Personnel Services, and will report primarily to the Principal and Assistant Principal(s) of the A.C. Whelan Elementary School.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Greet visitors and facilitate appropriate connections to school staff, ensuring proper identification and sign in prior to admission to secured areas.
• Enforce school policies with all visitors and members of the school community.
• Monitor common areas including hallways and stairwells during class sessions and transitions, and oversee cafeteria, recess and other activities to insure orderly conduct, resolution of problems, emergencies, etc.
• Provide interpreting and translation services for the main office, at meetings and in conferences, including conversations among school staff, caregivers and others.
• Translate written correspondence for families whose primary language is not English
• Assist in the main office answering phones, generating and translating monthly calendar, tracking attendance and other office duties.
• Assist with other tasks as assigned by the principal to facilitate the daily operation of the building.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Google Suite, MS Word and Excel.
• Ability to enforce rules and regulations.
• Strong work ethic and reliable attendance.
• Knowledge of school, district, and state discipline policies and laws.
• Knowledge of school, district, and state student privacy policies and laws.
• Ability to effectively de-escalate contentious situations.
• Fluency in English and a second language with the ability to interpret the spoken and translate the written languages.
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Compensation: This is full time, 8 working hours per day Monday through Friday for the 43 weeks of the school year (185.5 days.) Position includes health, dental and paid leave benefits.