This position serves as the Dauphin County Court language access coordinator which includes responsibility for managing the Dauphin County Interpreter Program. An employee in this position receives and processes requests for interpreters for all court hearings and proceedings including MDJ hearings, Common Pleas Court hearings, custody conferences, divorce master proceedings, Protection from Abuse hearings, and juvenile court proceedings. This employee contacts AOPC-approved interpreters to assign to cases, manages the Interpreter calendar, corresponds effectively with Judges, their staff, and attorneys to ensure an up-to-date status of any proceeding involving an interpreter, maintains the AOPC Interpreter Database for effective recordkeeping and report generation, and verifies the accuracy of all invoices before they are submitted for payment.
Graduation from high school or an accredited equivalency program is required. 3 years of experience in a business setting preferred. Any acceptable combination of training and/or experience.
This is a non-union position. The starting hourly rate is $18.89; $39,291.20 annually. This office is located at 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
A favorable criminal background check is required.
About us
Dauphin County, in the heart of Pennsylvania, is the preferred place to live, work and raise a family. Dauphin County government provides a vast number of programs and services for its 286,000 residents. Management of the county is the responsibility of a three-member Board of County Commissioners, whose members are elected at-large by county voters to serve four-year terms. They are assisted by a number of professionals, including a chief clerk/chief of staff, elected row officers, and solicitors. Dauphin County’s departments include Community and Economic Development, Criminal Investigation Division, Court and Deputy Court Administrations, Domestic Relations, Emergency Management Agency, Facility Maintenance, Human Resources, Human Services, Information Technology, Probation Services, Public Defender, Purchasing, Risk Management, Safety and Security, Solid Waste and Recycling, Tax Assessment, Veterans’ Affairs, Voter Registration, Work Release as well as various row offices. The following agencies comprise the county’s Human Services: Area Agency on Aging, Social Services for Children & Youth, Drug & Alcohol, and Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities. The county also operates Dauphin County Prison and the Judicial Center.
