Interpreter (OSI) – Arizona

Industry: Interpretation Services

Company: Prisma International

Prisma International is actively seeking qualified, professional Interpreters, to join our team as Independent Contractors. As an Interpreter at Prisma, you will be supporting Prisma International’s state government client (Arizona) with onsite interpretation (OSI) assignments.

Interpreters located in Arizona needed for onsite interpretation between English and the following languages:

Amharic, Apache, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Burmese, Cantonese, Chin, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hopi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mixteco Bajo, Navajo, Nepali, O’odham, Oromo, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yoruba

High priority will be given to qualified onsite interpreters specializing in: APACHE, ARABIC, CANTONESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, HINDI, HOPI, MANDARIN, MIXTECO BAJO, NAVAJO, O’ODHAM, SPANISH, TAGALOG and VIETNAMESE.

Ideal Candidate shall be able to provide:

• Experience with consecutive and simultaneous on-site 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 education, healthcare, legal, medical, government or court industries.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• At least one (1) year of onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
• Two (2) professional references that can vouch for your work as an on-site consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
• Minimum age: Must be 18+ years or older
• Minimum education: Must have High School Diploma
• Must reside in the state of Arizona
• Full fluency in English and demonstrated 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

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Interpreters may be asked to provide a background clearance check.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience working with Arizona Department of Health Services and Courts.