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Office Manager – Multilingual Services Jobs in Federal Way, USA at Federal Way Public Schools
Office Manager – Multilingual Services
Position Type:
Classified/Clerical
Date Posted:
5/27/2026
Location:
Educational Service Center
Date Available:
July 1, 2026
Closing Date:
06/07/2026
Hours per Day:
8; $34.96 – $39.36 / hour, DOE
Days of the Week:
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday
Shift Times:
8:00 – 4:30
Days per Year:
260
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Office Manager for Multilingual Services plays a critical role in maintaining positive public relations with staff, students, families, and the community. The individual in this position serves as the central administrative anchor of the Multilingual Services Department, supporting district-wide programs and services for over 7,000 multilinguals (MLs) scholars and their families representing more than 100 languages and cultures. The individual in this position performs a variety of duties to assist the Executive Director of MTSS and Multilingual Services team in technical as well as routine administrative tasks, and is the primary liaison between the department, district staff, schools, families, vendors, and community partners.
The individual in this position will perform an advanced level of secretarial and administrative duties as well as handle a broad scope of student, employee, family, school, and District confidential information. The individual will be responsible for ensuring smooth management of the department office and coordinating critical secretarial and operational functions within the department. The individual in this position will be required to exercise independent decision-making abilities and make decisions within parameters established with the Executive Director of MTSS.
This position is also responsible for maintaining multiple federal, state, and grant-funded budgets, and for coordinating the District’s translation and interpretation services in support of the FWPS Language Access Plan.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Provide financial support for the department’s budgets, including federal, state, and grant funding. Requires handling of large sums of money, procurement card reconciliation, and monitoring of budget status. This position is responsible for communicating with the administrator to ensure that expenditures are kept within budgeted amounts.
* Provide secretarial services to the Executive Director of MTSS and Multilingual Services team, including, but not limited to, word processing routine correspondence, confidential communications, calendar management, and screening and handling incoming telephone calls.
* Act as liaison between the Executive Director of MTSS and students, staff, families, schools, vendors, contracted interpreters/translators, and community partners. This position should be available to staff, students, families, and community for answering questions and promoting good public relations.
* Coordinate and provide work direction to other Multilingual Services office staff, ensuring that critical secretarial functions of the department are assigned and covered, and establishing priorities as needed. (This position does not formally evaluate other staff.)
* Make decisions and resolve problems in the absence of, or on behalf of, the Executive Director of MTSS within established parameters.
* Must be familiar with and meet deadlines associated with District, State, and Federal regulations related to multilingual learners, including Title III, the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP), and the Civil Rights Requirements for Multilingual Learners.
Translation and Interpretation Services:
* Oversee translation and interpretation services for the District. Including overseeing the process and route translation requests for district-wide and school-level documents, ensuring timely and accurate delivery in the requested languages.
* Manage vendor contracts (e.g.,…
Title: Office Manager – Multilingual Services
Company: Federal Way Public Schools
Location: Federal Way, USA
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