<p>Department</p> <p>Office of the Public Defender</p> <p>Division</p> <p>Clerical/Administrative Support/Data Entry</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$56,123.00 - $63,695.00</p> <p>Job Profile</p> <p>JC-00449400-73 - Administrative Assistant (LIUNA - RILDC Local 808 Public Defenders)</p> <p>Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours</p> <p>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:</p> <p>Knowledge, Skills, and Capacities: Ability to speak, read and write Spanish fluently. Ability to interpret in complicated court proceedings in such a manner that the client fully understands what transpires, insuring that his/her rights are fully protected under the law. Ability to translate in such a manner as to convey proper meaning through the use of appropriate grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Ability to communicate adequately in English in order to interact and perform duties other than those involving interpreting. A working knowledge of modern office practices, procedures and equipment; a working knowledge of departmental rules and regulations, procedures and functions and ability to apply these to work problems; ability to work independently on complex clerical tasks and non-routine correspondence; ability to exercise good judgment, courtesy and tact in receiving office callers and in problem resolution; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other state departments or agencies, public and private organizations, and department or agency personnel; and related capacities.</p> <p>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:</p> <p>EDUCATION: Such as may have been gained through graduation from a senior high school, including or supplemented by courses in language. College preferred.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE: Such as may have been gained through employment as a Spanish Interpreter; and employment of a progressively responsible nature involving the performance of various clerical and accounting procedures of a routine nature.</p> <p>Strong preference given to candidates who are "certified court interpreters".</p> <p>OR, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.</p> <p>THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER IS AN</p> <p>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</p> <p>Job Requisition Number</p> <p>JR102651 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Spanish Interpreter (Open Date: 05/03/2026)</p> <p>Pay Grade</p> <p>U05420 A</p> <p>Classification</p> <p>Administrative Assistant</p> <p>Class Definition</p> <p>To interpret for all Spanish-speaking clients in all phases of the pendency of cases, as needed, statewide, including in all courts, Public Defender offices and at the ACI.</p> <p>To serve as liaison between attorneys and support staff and Spanish speaking clients and/or families;</p> <p>To facilitate and insure client understanding of all legal proceedings, nature of charges lodged and corresponding penalties, prosecutorial recommendations, all legal forms, motions, and documents including the plea affidavit form;</p> <p>To translate correspondence from English to Spanish, and from Spanish to English in the written and spoken forms of the respective languages.</p> <p>To assist in the interpretation of agency policies and materials, and in the written and verbal translation of same;</p> <p>To encourage cultural awareness among staff members pertaining to ethnic differences;</p> <p>Supplemental Information</p> <p>Primary duties involve simultaneous interpreting for Spanish speaking clients utilizing the services of the Public Defender's Office statewide in all court proceedings and jury trials; interpreting and translating to include intake interviews, attorney consultations, correspondence, telephone contact, and, when not otherwise engaged in those primary functions, duties as assigned by the Public Defender.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.</p> <p>Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.</p>