Interpreter

Interpreter Judicial Branch U.S. Courts U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Summary The United Stes District Court for the District of Arizona is currently seeking a full-time, permanent court interpreter position loced in the Tucson Clerk's Office. Applicant must hold a Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the United Stes Courts as a Spanish court interpreter AND provide proof of said certificion. Learn more about this agency Summary The United Stes District Court for the District of Arizona is currently seeking a full-time, permanent court interpreter position loced in the Tucson Clerk's Office. Applicant must hold a Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the United Stes Courts as a Spanish court interpreter AND provide proof of said certificion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 06/30/2026 Salary $91,205

• $166,615 per year Pay scale & grade JS 12
• 14 Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Tucson, AZ Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 1040 Language Specialist Supervisory stus No Security clearance Confidential Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 26-28 Control number 869468600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Applicant must hold a Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the United Stes Courts as a Spanish court interpreter AND provide proof of said certificion. The incumbent provides Spanish-English interpretion services in all type of mters before the court as well as translion of documents. The tasks to be performed are very complex, calling for a wide range of well-developed interpreting and interpersonal skills. The choice of which interpreting technique is required, consecutive, simultaneous, or sight, is governed by the particular situion. Travel within the ste of Arizona required.

Duties will include the following:

Interpreting in the consecutive and simultaneous modes as required during courtroom proceedings. Transling documents and correspondence to and from the court. Assisting with the processing of vouchers for contract interpreters. Providing remote interpretion services via TIP (Telephone Interpreting Program). Interpreting outside of court for ancillary mters reled to the court as directed. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position. Background investigion Pre-employment drug test Qualificions The applicant must hold a Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the United Stes Courts as a Spanish court interpreter and provide proof of said certificion. The candide must be proficient interpreting in the simultaneous and consecutive mode, as well as provide sight translions and transle documents. Preference given to candides who can demonstre actual court experience. To qualify salary level JSP 12 or JSP 13, a person must have two years of specialized experience. To qualify salary level JSP 14, a person must have three years of specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as experience th has provided the interpreter with the knowledge, skills and abilities to accurely interpret between Spanish and English, without any additions, omissions or changes to the meaning, while maintaining the same register as the speaker. The ability to maintain a professional demeanor in all cases is required. The ability to transle complex documents and correspondence written in a wide variety of registers is also a requirement. Educion Applicant must hold a Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the United Stes Courts as a Spanish court interpreter AND provide proof of said certificion. Additional informion This job is being filled by an alternive hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service. The initial appointment to this position is provisional pending the successful completion of the required background checks and/or investigions. Only qualified applicants considered for this position. Employees of the U.S. District Court serve under "Excepted Appointments" and are considered " will" employees (except for probion officers who may be removed for cause). Federal Civil Service classificions or regulions do not apply; however, court employees are entitled to substantially the same benefits as other Federal Government employees. The U.S. District Court is a drug-free workplace and the applicant selected required to participe in a drug screening test prior to employment. All informion provided by applicants is subject to verificion and background investigion. Applicants are advised th false stements or omission of informion on any applicion merials or the inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed. Participion in the interview process the applicant's own expense and relocion expenses will not be provided. All promotions are subject to the approval of the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts. The position is subject to the mandory electronic fund transfer (EFT) participion for payment of net pay (i.e. Direct Deposit). Non-citizens may be interviewed and considered for employment, but employment offers will only be made to individuals who qualify under one of the exceptions in 8 U.S.C. §1324b(a)(3)(B). In most cases, this means th an offer of employment cannot be made unless the candide is a lawful permanent resident who is seeking U.S. citizenship as explained below. Under 8 U.S.C. §1324b(a)(3)(B), a lawful permanent resident seeking citizenship may not apply for citizenship until he or she has been a permanent resident for least five years (three years if seeking nuralizion as a spouse of a citizen), which point he or she must apply for citizenship within six months of becoming eligible, and must complete the process within two years of applying (unless there is a delay caused by the processors of the applicion). Non-citizens who have not been permanent residents for five years required to execute an affidavit th they intend to apply for citizenship when they become eligible to do so. The U.S. District Court, District of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Federal benefits include, but not limited to: Up to 13 days paid annual leave per year for the first 3 years of employment; 20 to 26 days per year thereafter (dependent upon the length of federal service). 11 paid holidays per year. 13 days of paid sick leave per year. Up to 12 weeks paid mernity/pernity leave, if qualified. Excellent retirement package (enhanced Federal law enforcement retirement benefits) Mandory participion in the Federal Retirement System (FERS) and Social Security programs. Optional Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401(k

• styled program with a mching component of up to 5%, with diversificion control.

Full extension of health benefits. Optional participion in the federal health insurance program of your choice (no waiting period). Optional vision and dental insurance programs of your choice (no waiting period). Optional participion in a flexible spending program for health and/or dependent care. Optional participion in group life insurance. Transit Subsidy. On-site fitness center (Phoenix only) Flexible schedule options. Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Complete applicions reviewed based on Judiciary qualificion standards. Applicants selected for interview evalued based upon the question responses they provide during the structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions, the applicant should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly wh they did, and the outcome. Benefits Help Federal benefits include, but not limited to: Up to 13 days paid annual leave per year for the first 3 years of employment; 20 to 26 days per year thereafter (dependent upon the length of federal service). 11 paid holidays per year. 13 days of paid sick leave per year. Up to 12 weeks paid mernity/pernity leave, if qualified. Excellent retirement package (enhanced Federal law enforcement retirement benefits) Mandory participion in the Federal Retirement System (FERS) and Social Security programs. Optional Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a 401(k

• styled program with a mching component of up to 5%, with diversificion control.

Full extension of health benefits. Optional participion in the federal health insurance program of your choice (no waiting period). Optional vision and dental insurance programs of your choice (no waiting period). Optional participion in a flexible spending program for health and/or dependent care. Optional participion in group life insurance. Transit Subsidy. On-site fitness center (Phoenix only) Flexible schedule options. Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help Applicants must submit the following with their online applicion: Cover letter th supports your work experience as it reles to the position. Resume th includes complete work and salary history, and educion. Your two most recent performance evaluions (strongly preferred). Letters of recommendion may be substituted if no evaluion is available. One letter of recommendion must be from a current or recent supervisor. A copy of your Federal Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts. See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please our website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts . Applicions are only accepted on our website . Applicions considered complete when the online applicion and all required tachments (in proper form) are received by the Human Resources Division. Applicions and/or tachments received after the closing de may not be Preference given for applicions received by June 1, 2026 . Agency contact informion Andrea Moreno Andrea_Moreno@azd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, District of Arizona 405 W. Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701 US Next steps After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) to the District of Arizona employment website, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, applicions referred to the hiring manager who will determine who may be contacted for an interview. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Applicants must submit the following with their online applicion: Cover letter th supports your work experience as it reles to the position. Resume th includes complete work and salary history, and educion. Your two most recent performance evaluions (strongly preferred). Letters of recommendion may be substituted if no evaluion is available. One letter of recommendion must be from a current or recent supervisor. A copy of your Federal Court Interpreter Certificion issued by the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts. See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please our website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts . Applicions are only accepted on our website . Applicions considered complete when the online applicion and all required tachments (in proper form) are received by the Human Resources Division. Applicions and/or tachments received after the closing de may not be Preference given for applicions received by June 1, 2026 . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Andrea Moreno Andrea_Moreno@azd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, District of Arizona 405 W. Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701 US Next steps After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) to the District of Arizona employment website, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, applicions referred to the hiring manager who will determine who may be contacted for an interview. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 06/30/2026 Salary $91,205

• $166,615 per year Pay scale & grade JS 12
• 14 Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Tucson, AZ Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-28 Control number 869468600