The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation ...
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The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.
CENTRE : Magistrate Office: Germiston
REQUIREMENTS :
NQF level 4/Grade 12; National Diploma: Legal Interpreting at NQF Level 5 or any other relevant tertiary qualification at NQF Level 5
Five years of practical experience as a Court Interpreter with a minimum two years supervisory experience
Proficiency in English and two or more indigenous languages; A valid driver’s license. Language requirements: English, Sepedi/Sesotho, IsiZulu and Tshivenda.
Skills and Competencies: Communications skills; Listening skills; Interpersonal skills; Time management; Computer literacy, Analytical Thinking; Problem solving; Planning and organising
Confidentiality; Ability to work under pressure; Art of interpreting. DUTIES : Key Performance Areas: Interpret in court of Law (Civil and Criminal matters); Small Claim court
Pre-trial proceedings and consultation; Consecutive interpreting from source to target language during court proceedings; Pre-trial consultation; Quasi and judicial; Interpret non verbal gesture
Dramatization and confessions; Collect, monitor interpreting register, calculate and compile statistics; Make arrangements for foreign languages interpreters in consultation with the Prosecutor