Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Title: Court Interpreter Location: Austin United States Salary$109,428 - $129,311 Job Description: - Provides simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, and sight translation services during in-court hearings related to all stages of the criminal process by transferring the message from English into Spanish, and from Spanish into English. - Provides interpreting services in the relay mode with interpreters of indigenous languages from Mexico. Acts as facilitator of telephonic events in the courtroom for interpreting events in other-than-Spanish languages. - Provides interpreting services nationwide as part of the Telephone Interpreting Program, with priority to the Western District of Texas. This responsibility entails researching the assigned cases and preparing for the event following established protocols. - Responsible for scheduling and coordinating contract interpreters, including contract interpreters for the Telephone Interpreting Program, as needed. Coordinate with clerk’s office and chambers staff to meet the interpreting needs of the court, as well as locating and confirming any additional contract interpreters needed to provide services. - Prepares for assignments by reading case files and conducting terminology research, as necessary. - Prepares written translations of a variety of materials for the court, ranging from general correspondence to the court from defendants and/or family members, to complex legal documents from other countries. Assignments may also include the translation of official forms. - Participates in working groups that already exist or may be formed with the objective of completing special projects such as glossaries or translations. - Contributes to or prepares presentations on translation/interpretation-related topics as part of staff meetings or other professional development efforts. - Must have the ability to remain impartial. - The staff interpreter is responsible for assigned administrative duties and clerical work and keeps in communication with other staff members and the supervisor to accommodate the court’s interpreting needs. - Provides relief coverage as needed to the divisional offices across the Western District of Texas. - Other duties as assigned. Qualifications To be considered for this position, you must have successfully completed the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) and be federally certified by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for Spanish/English. A minimum of three (3) years of specialized experience is also required. Candidate should also possess basic computer/software skills in order to perform translation, research, and administrative duties. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has provided the interpreter with the knowledge, skills and abilities to accurately and idiomatically render a message from the source language into the receptor language without any additions, omissions or other misleading factors that in any way alter the intended meaning of the message from the source language speaker in a courtroom or legal environment. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic levels is desirable. - Extensive knowledge of legal, highly technical, and colloquial vocabulary in English and Spanish, and familiarity with the regional border language characteristics/slang of the southwest area of the United States is preferred but not required. - Membership in an interpreting/translation professional association is highly desirable. Miscellaneous - Provides simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, and sight translation services during in-court hearings related to all stages of the criminal process by transferring the message from English into Spanish, and from Spanish into English. - Provides interpreting services in the relay mode with interpreters of indigenous languages from Mexico. Acts as facilitator of telephonic events in the courtroom for interpreting events in other-than-Spanish languages. - Provides interpreting services nationwide as part of the Telephone Interpreting Program, with priority to the Western District of Texas. This responsibility entails researching the assigned cases and preparing for the event following established protocols. - Responsible for scheduling and coordinating contract interpreters, including contract interpreters for the Telephone Interpreting Program, as needed. Coordinate with clerk’s office and chambers staff to meet the interpreting needs of the court, as well as locating and confirming any additional contract interpreters needed to provide services. - Prepares for assignments by reading case files and conducting terminology research, as necessary. - Prepares written translations of a variety of materials for the court, ranging from general correspondence to the court from defendants and/or family members, to complex legal documents from other countries. Assignments may also include the translation of official forms. - Participates in working groups that already exist or may be formed with the objective of completing special projects such as glossaries or translations. - Contributes to or prepares presentations on translation/interpretation-related topics as part of staff meetings or other professional development efforts. - Must have the ability to remain impartial. - The staff interpreter is responsible for assigned administrative duties and clerical work and keeps in communication with other staff members and the supervisor to accommodate the court’s interpreting needs. - Provides relief coverage as needed to the divisional offices across the Western District of Texas. - Other duties as assigned.

Role Description The Financial Specialist position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Administrative Service, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division, Financial Accounting Branch, Reporting and Reconciliation Section. The FMO is responsible for financial management for the federal judiciary, including accounting, reporting, and investments. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division, Financial Accounting Branch, Reporting and Reconciliation Section (RRS) is seeking an experienced Financial Specialist to join its team. This position reports to the RRS Chief. RRS is responsible for the accuracy and validity of financial information in the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS) and various Treasury systems, internal and external financial reporting, as well as meeting the business needs of financial operations and management programs of the judiciary. The successful candidate should have financial experience with a district or bankruptcy court or large probation office as well as expert knowledge and skills in providing analysis and recommendations over the broad spectrum of financial and operational management. - Supporting JIFMS and subsidiary financial system development activities to improve accounting practices for the courts, including configuration, requirements planning, user acceptance testing, and implementation efforts. - Liaising between the court finance community and the AO, including the assembling of focus groups and conducting meetings to ensure the practical application of policies and procedures and to provide training. - Assisting court units with accounting operations, including month end reporting, check cancellation identification, and case mapping. - Verifying systems assurance and data integrity for the central accounting system. - Analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts detail transactions to ensure accuracy and integrity in JIFMS, including ensuring the accuracy of data in Treasury's Central Accounting Reporting system. - Researching and responding to courts and AO staff on policy and procedural issues related to Civil and Criminal Accounting Module and civil/criminal debt, including system configuration updates as required by statutory or policy changes, joint and several debts, assets forfeiture funds collections and disbursements, Automated Collections Register configuration, unclaimed funds transfers and disbursements, invested registry funds, and separation of duties resolution. - Participating in meetings with Office of General Counsel, Policy, Court Operations Division, and the Department of Justice to discuss debt matters. - Leading or assisting with projects to enhance productivity, effectiveness, and efficiencies of court and AO operations through the improvement of financial systems and financial management processes and procedures. Qualifications - Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 3 years) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. - Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: - Providing guidance on financial operations, reporting, and systems. - Performing account reconciliation of financial management data against various systems and sources to identify discrepancies, delinquencies, and abnormalities to take corrective action as appropriate. - Researching policy or procedural issues related to accounting operations or financial systems configuration updates required by statutory or policy changes. Requirements - All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. - Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. - If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. - All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. - New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. - All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. - You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. - If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. Benefits - A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. - As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. - Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Role Description The Instructional Designer position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Policy, Travel, and Training Staff. The FMO is responsible for financial management for the federal Judiciary including accounting, budgeting, reporting, and investments. The primary function of FPTTS training is to provide a comprehensive program of high-quality, business process eLearning courses, and performance support resources to new and experienced court unit executives and financial management professionals in the judiciary. The Instructional Designer works with FMO leaders and staff, court leaders and staff, and training partners to accomplish the FMO's strategic goal. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: - Planning, developing, producing, and implementing eLearning courses and performance support materials based on educational needs assessment findings. - Conducting assessments to identify program- and position-related educational needs and recommending revision of existing courses and development of new courses. - Planning, developing, and implementing evaluation methodologies to determine the effectiveness of eLearning programs and performance support resources. - Applying instructional design theory and science to create eLearning courses that meet the needs of the intended audience. - Writing and creating content for storyboards, scripts, business communications, and learning activities that support business process requirements. - Developing innovative and effective methods for eLearning programming, including recommending improvements to solve eLearning program problems. Qualifications - Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. - Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: - Conducting assessments to identify educational needs for business process eLearning courses. - Planning, developing, producing, and implementing eLearning courses and performance support materials. - Planning, developing, producing, and implementing evaluation methodologies to determine the effectiveness of eLearning programs. Requirements - Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. - All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. - New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. - All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. - You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. - If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. Benefits - A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. - As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. - Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Role Description The Management Analyst position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Policy, Travel, and Training Staff. The FMO is responsible for financial management for the federal Judiciary, including accounting, reporting, and investments. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Policy, Travel, and Training Staff (FPTTS) is seeking an experienced Management Analyst (Policy) to join its team. This position reports to the FPTTS Chief. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: - Assisting with the assessment, evaluation, and planning for changes in financial management policies resulting from enacted legislation, decisions from the Judicial Conference, or directives from the Department of Treasury. - Reviewing, comparing, and evaluating the judiciary's financial statements, including the footnotes to financial policy and drafting or updating policy in support of the statements. - Participating in the update and revision of policy publications, such as the Guide to Judiciary Policy. - Responding to financial policy and procedures questions from court units, federal public defender organizations, AO staff, and other judiciary organizations. - Assisting with the design, development, and presentation of financial management products, including drafting training materials or policy guidance in areas such as federal fund accounting, appropriations law, travel, and internal controls. - Collaborating and communicating with judges, local court unit executives, members of working groups or committees, approving and authorizing officials, certifying officers, and budget personnel. - Providing staff support for financial management programs, such as the Financial Managers Working Group, Criminal Debt Working Group, and Unclaimed Funds Expert Panel. - Researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting statutes, federal regulations, and policy documents to develop and present opinions orally and in writing. - Analyzing internal controls for proper separation of duties and review of compensating controls to assist in the implementation of the Certifying Officer's Act. - Reviewing travel vouchers for compliance with the applicable travel regulations. - Serving as a liaison between Contracting Officers' Representatives for the Travel Management Centers, the Judiciary's Travel Card Program, Judiciary's Electronic Travel System (JETS), financial policy staff, and stakeholders to ensure communication amongst offices. Qualifications - Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 3 years) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. - Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: - Applying knowledge of federal appropriations law, Certifying Officer Act, and the Guide to Judiciary Policy to provide guidance and support for financial management programs. - Assisting with the design, development, and presentation of financial management products. - Researching, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting statutes, federal regulations, and policy documents. Requirements - Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. - All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. - New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. - All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. - You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. - If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. Benefits - A comprehensive benefits package is available to federal employees and their families. - Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

• The Attorney Advisor provides prompt and accurate advice regarding cases pending before the court and on other court-related issues. • Conducts legal research and reviews case records and fillings. • Acts on certain motions within the delegated authority of the Clerk’s Office. • Screens appeals for jurisdictional and procedural issues and oral argument. • Works on special projects related to the operations of the Clerk’s Office. • Provides information to litigants and attorneys. • Serves as a legal resource for Clerk’s office staff. • Provides procedural information to pro se litigants or counsel by responding to telephone inquiries and replying to correspondence.