Vietnamese-English Special Bilingual Examiner (1229) - San Francisco Department of Public Health - EXEMPT

This is a temporary exempt, on-call as-needed 1229 Special Bilingual Examiner (Vietnamese-English) that will conduct examinations of DPH employees' bilingual skills. Work assignments typically range from two (2) hours to two (2) days in duration, although longer assignments are possible. The position is limited to 1,040 work hours in a year.

San Francisco is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse cities in the nation. Nearly half of all city residents speak a language other than English at home, and over a third of the residents are immigrants. The City and County of San Francisco provides language access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals to enable them to access government services. Special Bilingual Examiners conduct language testing of City and County Department of Public Health employees to determine their proficiency in bilingual translation and interpretation.

Under general direction, the Special Bilingual Examiner (Vietnamese-English) conducts oral and/or written tests of bilingual language skills at various testing locations, rates candidates’ performance on tests, and performs related duties as required. The essential functions of the class include, but are not limited to:

• Administering tests of bilingual language skills in interview settings and classroom testing environments

• Preparing test materials and arranging facilities prior to exams, distributing test materials, providing instructions to administer tests, and answering general questions

• Maintaining security of the test materials before, during, and after exams

• Preventing candidates from taking test materials

• Rating candidate test performance and bilingual proficiency using established rating scales, scoring exams, and providing exam results in the designated format to candidates and human resource professionals

• Reporting and documenting unusual incidents

• Assisting in the development of exam items, test questions, and rating guidelines.

Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR’s website: https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/?classCode=1229&setId=COMMN