Interpreter (OPI) - Federal Government Specialist Job at Prisma International, Remote

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  • Prisma International
  • Remote

Job Description

Prisma International is actively seeking qualified, professional Interpreters to join our team as Independent Contractors to fulfill our Federal Government clients with remote Over the Phone Interpreting (OPI). 

Seeking Over the Phone Interpreters for Interpretation Between English and the Following Languages:

Arabic, Armenian, Asante (Twi), Assamese (Asamiya), Balinese (Bahasa Bali), Bambara, Bassa, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Cham, Chamorro, Chechen, Cherokee, Chin, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hassaniya Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh (Qazaq), Khmer (Cambodian), Korean (North & South), Kurdish (Kurmanji), Lao, Liberian, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mixteco Bajo, Mongolian, Oromo, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yoruba

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Ideal candidate shall be able to provide:

  • Experience with consecutive or simultaneous over the phone interpretation between a government representative and non-English speakers.
  • Polite forms of expression, enunciation, and a high-level of customer service.
  • Deliver correct concepts and meanings between speaker and the Limited English Proficient (LEP) speaker.
  • Correct grammar, clarity and tones between the two languages.
  • Experience with following the speakers' direction, professionally interject when clarification is needed, and manage the flow of a conversation.
  • Refrain from side conversations with the LEP and entering into any disagreement with the customer or LEP.
  • Compliance with applicable ethics and standards.
  • Experience in interpretation for government agencies.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least one (1) year of over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
  • Two (2) professional references who can vouch for your work as an over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
  • Minimum age: Must be 18+ years or older
  • Minimum education: Must have High School Diploma
  • Must reside within the United States or its territories
  • Full fluency in English and demonstrated native or near-native level proficiency in target language
  • Able to provide at least one of the following accreditations:
    • American Translation Association (ATA)
    • Trained or accredited through a higher education institution

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants may be subject to a federal background check. 

DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Experience working with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies such as USCIS, CBP, FEMA, etc.

Job Tags

Remote job, Contract work,

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