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Location: Various locations across NSW Courts
Employment type: Temporary full-time to 30 June 2026 with potential for part time or job share and possibility of extension.
Grade: Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, Multicultural NSW) Award
Court Interpreter
Multicultural NSW | Language Services
[Arabic & Mandarin]
Location: Various locations across NSW Courts
Employment type: Temporary full-time to 30 June 2026 with potential for part time or job share and possibility of 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 and upload your most recent résumé (max. 5 pages) outlining how you meet the role requirements.
You will also be asked to complete the pre-screening questions below as part of your application.
Do you hold current NAATI certification as a Certified Interpreter in Mandarin or Arabic?
Do you have more than 5 years' experience interpreting in court settings?
Are you proficient in simultaneous interpreting and have you completed the Multicultural NSW Simultaneous Interpreting training module or an equivalent course?
Tell us about your experience interpreting in court environments.
How do you manage competing priorities in busy and complex court settings?
Applications closeSunday 7 September at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for Multicultural NSW, please contact Natasha Djo on or at
If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Nastassja Le Claire on or via
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
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.
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