In-Person Freelance Interpreters - Needed in California

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as an interpreter for People with Limited English Proficiency in different social services settings.
• Provide consecutive interpretations between English and the desired language. Ex. Spanish, Mandarin, French, etc.
• Listen to complete statements in one language, translate them to the second, and translate responses from the second into the first language.
• Express either approximate or exact translation, depending on the nature of the occasion.

Minimum Requirements & Experience

• Associate Degree
• At least three years of experience Interpreting settings
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that is above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis or
• Be a Native Linguist
• Interpreting: 2 years (Preferred)
• English: 5 years (Required)
• Spanish: 10 years (Required)
• Bilingual: 3 years (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Fluency in both languages being spoken. Ex. English to Spanish, etc.
• Listening skills
• Ability to read and write in both languages.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Walking, Sitting, and Moving around.
• Work is typically performed in a typical interior or exterior work environment.

Job Types:

• Freelance
• Independent Contractor

Rate and Hours:

• Depending on the language
• 2-hour shift 
• 4-hour shift
• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overnight shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location:

·      Different locations throughout New York City

Languages:

• Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, etc
• Cantonese, Mandarin, etc
• French, German, Haitian Creole, etc
• Russian, Tajik, Wolof, Mandingo, Wolof, etc
• Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, etc