Spanish Interpreter
Salary
$58,195.00 Annually
Location
3115 Southeastern Ave. Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46203, IN
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
09818
Department
Marion County Public Defenders Agency
Opening Date
04/24/2026
Closing Date
5/29/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Overview
Position is responsible for facilitating effective and accurate interpretive communication between clients for the Public Defender Staff and clients. Primarily providing Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations, and/or Burmese (Primarily Chin and Karan) to English and Burmese (Primarily Chin and Karan) to English translation.
Position Responsibilities
Provides interpreting/translating services for public defender clients, family members and witnesses for court, meetings, interviews, telephone calls, etc.
Provides translation services during jail visits, at crime scenes, witness visits, family visits, at court hearings and trials.
Attends court sessions and aid attorneys in explaining the process to the client, as well as preparing the client for trial or plea agreements.
Visits clients in jail and other correctional facilities
Meets in-house with clients and their family members, and consults with the attorneys in preparing their cases.
Provides written translation of documents, including appellate briefs, for attorneys and clients.
Analyzes, anticipates, and makes positive suggestions to solve issues related to Spanish/Burmese (primarily Chin and Karan) speaking clients. This includes aiding in the investigation of the case, interviewing Spanish/Burmese (primarily Chin and Karan) speaking witnesses in the company of attorneys and/or investigators. This person has to be intimately familiar with court terms and process in order to effectively convey information to and from the client with their attorney.
Participates in special public defender related programs and activities as needed.
Prepares written translations of instructional and educational materials, correspondence, and forms from Spanish/Burmese (primarily Chin and Karan) to English and English to Spanish/Burmese (primarily Chin and Karan) for use by the clients, the staff, the public, and other individuals.
Reviews translated material for accuracy of meaning, grammar and syntax.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in appropriately related field or equivalent work experience. Strong Spanish speaking background is required. Experience in translation of legal documents and native command of English and Spanish languages, (written and orally). Indiana Supreme Court Certification is a plus. Have the ability to interact with people in varying positions and from different walks of life and a strong desire to work with the Latinx community, and a willingness to work under pressure while dealing with unexpected situations and deadlines. Deep knowledge of different cultures within the Latinx community as well as different dialects from various Spanish speaking countries would be beneficial.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a standard office/courtroom environment. Travel may be required to outside locations for meetings with witness and to crime scenes.
All rates are bi-weekly.
2026 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:67382b58-4d1a-4519-89d7-8453f91e19a1
Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):
Basic: Employer Paid
Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)
Additional:
<25-29 $0.058
30-34 $0.083
35-39 $0.099
40-44 $0.132
45-49 $0.223
50-54 $0.363
55-59 $0.600
60-64 $0.795
65-69 $1.329
70 + $2.054
IMPORTANT PERF UPDATE:
Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.
Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employees career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the members age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.
With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:
Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.
Part two - This consists of an additional variable rate contribution paid by the City toward your ASA. This variable rate contribution is currently 1% of your gross wages. Vesting in the value of the variable rate employer contribution will vary by length of participation. You are:
Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.
Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employees career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the members age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.
The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten- percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employees compensation per pay period.
Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.
Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at:
Indiana Public Retirement System
Public Employees Retirement Fund
One North Capitol, Suite 001
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(888) 236-3544
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Are you able to speak, read, and write in SPANISH and ENGLISH fluently?
Required Question
Employer City of Indianapolis and Marion County
Address 200 E. Washington Street
CCB 1501
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
Phone 317-327-5211
Website http://www.indy.gov