Job Description

Rare Languages for Over the Phone and Virtual Interpreter - Remote

Prisma International is actively seeking qualified, professional Interpreters, to join our team as Independent Contractors and to fulfill requests for remote Over the Phone Interpreting (OPI) and Virtual Remote Interpreting (VRI).

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

Akateko Chamorro Chin Kurdish (Kurman) Kurdish (Sorani) Marshallese Quechua Tongan Mixteco Alto Mixteco Bajo

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 the healthcare, legal, medical, government or court industries.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least one (1) year of over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
• Two (2) professional references that 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 and its territories
• Full fluency in English and proficiency in the target language
• Able to provide at least one of the following accreditations:
• American Translation Association (ATA)
• Trained or accredited through a higher education institution

Pay: $1.00 $1.40 per minute

Security Requirements:

Interpreters must have a valid background check to provide.

Desired Skills:

• Experience working with DHS agencies such as USCIS, CBP, FEMA, etc.

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