Job 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: Amharic, Armenian, Balinese, Bosnian, Cebuano, Cham, Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Finnish, Fujian, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Malagasy, Mongolian, Mixteco Alto, Nahuatl, Norwegian (Bokmal), Oromo, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Pohnpeian, Punjabi, Romanian, Samoan, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Soninke, Swedish, Taiwanese, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek, 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 @ prisma.com email addresses. Prisma International

Job Tags

For contractors, Local area, Remote work, Worldwide

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