Court Interpreter

Court Interpreter

Multicultural NSW | Language Services

[Arabic & Mandarin]

• Location: Various locations across NSW Courts
• Employment type: Temporary full-time (12 months) with potential for part-time/job share and possible extension
• Grade: Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, Multicultural NSW) Award

Your role

The Court Interpreter role is responsible for delivering accurate, high-quality interpreting services at NSW Courts in the relevant community language. It facilitates communication between parties who do not speak the same language, ensuring fair and equal access to justice for all participants.

What you'll do

As part of the Language Services team at Multicultural NSW, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality interpreting services within the NSW Court environment. You will ensure a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced, complex setting. Your duties include interpreting for a variety of court matters onsite at various NSW Court locations, five days a week.

You will also manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment, communicate sensitively with diverse customers to facilitate communication, and stay up to date with industry developments to maintain compliance with current standards and codes of ethics.

What we're looking for

• Current NAATI Certified Interpreter certification in Arabic or Mandarin, and valid Working With Children's Check
• Over five years' experience interpreting in court settings
• Demonstrated high level of skill in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to perform well under pressure.
• Flexibly to travel to various court locations across Sydney and NSW and to take on other interpreting duties as needed.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

At Multicultural NSW you'll be helping connect and unite people to develop resilient and welcoming communities. You'll be supporting NSW to be the most successful multicultural society in the world.

Our work matters. We offer a range of rewarding career opportunities that allow us to promote cultural and religious diversity and social harmony.

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and answer the targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Do you hold current NAATI certification as Certified Interpreter in either Mandarin or Arabic? (Yes/No)

If yes, please upload your NAATI certification document(s).

• Do you have more than 5 years' experience interpreting in court settings? (Yes/No)

• Are you proficient in simultaneous interpreting, having completed the MNSW training module on Simultaneous Interpreting or an equivalent training course? (Yes/No)

If yes, please upload your certificate of attendance or equivalent training.

• Tell us about your experience interpreting in court environments.

• How do you manage competing priorities in busy and complex court settings?

Applications close Sunday 7 September at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.