This position is located in the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U. S. Department of Justice. Incumbent serves as a Supervisory Interpreter in an Immigration Court. The incumbent functions as an interpreter and the supervisor of Immigration court interpreters. This is a Competitive Service position; additional positions may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of certificate issuance.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Supervising the Immigration Court interpreter staff within the designated Immigration Court, Organizing and coordinating the staff's duties to promote efficient operation and orderly delivery of services, Modifies assignments to meet changing needs within the organization, Explains work requirements, methods and procedures to interpreters, giving special instruction on difficult assignments and answering technical questions about work, Coordinates the schedules of contract interpreters, Performs the full range of court interpretation duties consisting in large part of consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, Translates a wide variety of general, technical and legal materials received by the immigration court, Assists OCIJ in processing evaluations for the performance of contract interpreters, Reviews court calendars to determine interpreter staffing needs, and Resolve employee complaints, referring group grievances and unresolved complaints to upper management.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must complete a background investigation, credit check, and drug test.
• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• Moving and Relocation Expenses are not authorized.
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply section).
• A one year probationary period may be required, if not already met.
• Must be a Current EOIR Employee and applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements for consideration.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Supervisory Interpreter position, you must meet the following time in grade requirements and minimum qualifications: TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the 12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the 13 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible. Please see Required Documents for additional information). FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: in Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Interpreting and translating a variety of topics in a court in Spanish and English; Organizing the language services program of a court; and Researching new subjects, developments, and terminology to prepare linguistically for legal proceedings. (Must be reflected in the resume) Selective Placement Factor: Must have one (1) year of experience performing the full range of consecutive and simultaneously interpretations from and into Spanish and English in a courtroom before a judge. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Immigration Judge 5107 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 US
• Name: Maria Snyder
• Phone: 703-756-8239
• Email: [email protected]