Job Description

Job Description and Duties

The Department of Rehabilitation's Support Services Assistant (Interpreter)  certification list is being utilized to recruit for this position.  Please click this link for the examination bulletin information: 

Under the direct supervision of the Staff Services Manager I, the permanent, intermittent Support Services Assistant (Interpreter) is responsible for serving as a statewide American Sign Language Interpreter for the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. The incumbents primary function is to facilitate communication between the Department's deaf/hard of hearing applicants/employees and hearing persons; accompany staff members to places of business where services are otherwise unavailable; and to do other job-related duties to assist the communication process.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Travel may be required approximately 5% of the time.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• The possession of an Expressive Interpreting Certification; or an Expressive Translating Certification; or a Reverse Skills Certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or equivalent. 
• The possession of either a Comprehensive Skills Certification or a Legal Specialist Certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or equivalent. 
  

Benefits

• Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website. 
• Newer gated campus located close to Downtown Sacramento; offers free parking, electric vehicle charging stations, gym, on-site Bistro, and is close to a light rail station.

Additional Application Submission Requirements

Interested individuals shall submit a Criminal Record Supplemental Questionnaire with their STD. 678 Employment Application.  Hard copy applications must also include the classification title, job control number (JC-460739) and/or position number 388-034-9820-940 on the application.

It is required to submit work/employment experience, dates, hours worked, supervisor names and supervisor phone numbers on the application in descending order, starting with your current job. Resumes or other documents cannot substitute a state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed state application may not be considered.

Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for this job vacancy, such as your state application, resume, or educational transcripts.  Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, the Equal Employment Opportunity page, your Social Security Number, birth date, driver’s license number, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age.  The job application packet checklist is not required to apply for this position.  Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application not being considered for this position.

Although the intent is to fill this vacancy as soon as possible, the exact duration of the selection process can vary and is unknown at this time.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Criminal Record Supplemental Questionnaire

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