SY23-24 PER SESSION VACANCY NOTICE # 0861: Teacher - June 2024 NYS Regents & World Language Assessment Translator (Office of Assessment)

(CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND PROGRAMMATIC APPROVAL; this position is subject to budget approval and availability and may be withdrawn at any time)

 

POSITION:

Teachers to serve as foreign language Translators to support scoring of the June 2024 New York State Regents assessments.

 

EXAM - EXPECTED DATES - EXPECTED HOURS (Not Guaranteed) - EXPECTED # OF OPENINGS (Not Guaranteed)

Translators: June 7 – June 11; dates and hours vary depending on scoring site assignment; 8 openings 

 

* Note that end dates and expected hours are subject to change based on the volume of exams administered.

 

LOCATION:

• Various sites throughout New York City (scoring locations for each exam are listed here): https://nycdoe.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/OACommunicationsPublicDocs/EWA_X_KultdKkvPFXZm0-EwBhYbj0rrNc9nXa2Z9Zr5R1Q  
• Applicants will be required to work at the scoring site to which they are assigned. 

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

New York City Department of Education intermediate/high school licensed and currently appointed teachers.

-          Applicants with an unsatisfactory or ineffective rating in the 2022-23 or 2021-22 school year are not eligible to be selected for this activity.

-          Applicants who have received an unsatisfactory rating for an Office of Assessment per session activity are not eligible to be selected for this activity.

-          Applicants will be required to work in person for the duration of the assignment.              

 

SELECTION CRITERIA:

All candidates must:

-          Be available to attend the full training and scoring commitment for the particular NYS Regents exam, as indicated in the table above. Training or scoring which occurs on school days will start at 4:30 pm; training or scoring which takes place on Saturday or Sunday will start at 8:30 am. See the following link for the expected scoring schedule: https://nycdoe.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/OACommunicationsPublicDocs/Eec0Px-pIaREp1zVQuB2VhkB3IQVH4uOPeXIZ9JWraKoqg?e=qk906j

• Note: Accepted applicants who are absent from training or scoring, arrive at the scoring site late, or fail to adhere to the following test security protocols may be released from the assignment: https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/doe-employees-only/test-security-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=9545d30c_2

  -          Hold fluency (reading abilities, writing abilities, speaking abilities, oral and written translation abilities, and familiarity with academic vocabulary) in one or more foreign languages (including but not limited to Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian/Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu).

   

  PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO:

  -          Hold and exercise retention rights.

   

  DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Regents Exam Translators will:

  -          Be assigned to translate exams at the discretion of the Scoring Site Supervisor and the Office of Assessment. Preference among which exam subject an individual will translate, and the modality of the translation (written or oral) is not guaranteed.

  -          Provide providing accurate oral and written English translations of students’ foreign language exam responses.

  -          Work collaboratively with Scorers, Content Trainers, and Scoring Site Supervisors.

  -          Work to ensure that translations of exams is completed in a timely and accurate manner.

  -          Note: Translators selected for this vacancy will NOT be responsible for scoring Regents exams.

   

  WORK SCHEDULE:

  Indicated in the table above.

  -          Note that end dates and expected hours are estimated in the posting, are subject to change, and are not guaranteed.

  -          In order to maintain continuity and consistency of scoring, applicants must be available for the full expected dates and hours of the activity in order to accept the position.

   

  Hours up to, but not limited to the approximate number of hours listed. Additional hours may be granted upon the approval of the hiring manager.

   

  SALARY:

  Per Session rates as per the relevant union/organization of the advertised title (Collective Bargaining Agreement). Contingent upon funding availability and programmatic approval.

   

  APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  All applications must be submitted online at https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/dhr/regents.  Applicants selected for the positions will be notified via their NYC DOE email. 

   

   

  PLEASE INCLUDE THE ABOVE CIRCULAR NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION

   

  If you have any questions about this activity, please e-mail regents@schools.nyc.gov  

   

  Please visit the New York City Department of Education website for more information on per session opportunities: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/careers/other-jobs-in-schools/per-session-jobs