Interpreter (OPI) - Government Services
Description
About Prisma International, Inc. (Prisma) - Prisma is a dynamic and growing language services provider committed to delivering exceptional Interpretation solutions to clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on our dedication to linguistic excellence and client satisfaction.
Prisma is actively seeking experienced, professional Interpreters to join our team as Independent Contractors. In this role you will provide remote Over the Phone Interpreting (OPI) services to our local, state and federal government clients. Please complete the Questionnaire portion of this application to indicate your language specialty.
The following languages are in demand:
SPANISH plus Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Balinese, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Cebuano, Cham, Chin, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, Filipino, Finnish, Fujian, Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Laotian, Malagasy, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mongolian, Mixteco Alto/Bajo, Nahuatl, Norwegian (Bokmal), Oromo, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Pohnpeian, Portuguese-BR, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Soninke, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tigrinya, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yiddish, and Yoruba.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Ideal candidates shall be able to provide:
- Experience with consecutive or simultaneous over the phone (OPI) 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 interpreting for local, state and/or federal government offices.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must meet ALL of the following to be considered:
- Experience: At least one (1) year of OPI consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
- References: Two (2) professional references who can vouch for your work as an over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
- Resume: The resume/CV you submit must outline your professional interpretation experience. Resumes without this information will result in disqualification.
- Minimum Age: 18+ years
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma
- Location: Reside in the United States or a U.S. territory
- Fluency: Fluent in English and the target language
- Accreditations: 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 providing interpretation services to federal government offices such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and their agencies, e.g. USCIS, CBP, FEMA, etc.
IMPORTANT APPLICANT SECURITY NOTICE:
Prisma will never ask for payment information or fee transfers during recruitment or employment preparation. Legitimate outreach for information will only originate from official @ email addresses.
Skills
As published by workable · 19 questions · 1 written answer
Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Headline, Phone, Address, Photo, Education, Experience, Summary, Resume, Cover letter
Short answers (3)
- Please specify which accreditation(s) you currently hold (if not listed in the previous question). If you have any other formal certifications or testing, please enter that information here as well. optional
- If yes, please specify the US federal security clearance(s) you have. optional
- What language(s) are you professionally qualified to interpret (from English)? List one or more.
Pick from a list (12)
- Do you reside in the United States or its territories?
- What is your highest level of education completed?
- How many years of professional interpretation experience have you had?
- Can you provide two professional references who can vouch for your work as an over the phone interpreter?
- Are you qualified or certified for court or medical interpretation?
- Which of the following accreditations do you currently hold?
- Do you currently hold any US federal government security clearance(s)?
- Select the services you can provide:
- Do you have at least one (1) year of over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience?
- Are you 18+ years of age or older?
- Do you have a high school diploma or higher?
- Do you reside in the United States or a U.S. territory?
Written answers (1)
- Please describe your professional experience in more detail
Attachments (3)
- Please upload a copy of the official document that verifies your highest level of education completed (e.g., diploma, final transcript, or certificate).
- Upload your current certifications.
- Please upload current Security/Background Check Clearance(s) optional