Freelance Hebrew Interpreter and Translator

SILA Linguists; United Kingdom; Híbrido; GBP 34.000 - 69.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work by video/phone

On-site bookings

Professional development opportunities

Support from operations team

Varied assignments across healthcare,法

Flexible working

Descripción de la vacante

SILA Linguists is seeking freelance Hebrew interpreters and translators for legal, business, technical and healthcare work by video, telephone or on-site across the UK. You will handle Hebrew-to-English and English-to-Hebrew tasks, potentially across court, corporate, medical and government settings.

Strong accuracy and confidentiality are essential. Qualifications such as the DPSI or equivalent are advantageous, with DBS checks and right to work in the UK required for on-site assignments.

Formación

• Native or near-native fluency in Hebrew and English, spoken and written.
• Willingness to complete a DBS check for healthcare, education or with vulnerable people.
• Right to work in the UK for on-site assignments.
• Reliable internet connection, headset and quiet workspace for remote assignments.

Responsabilidades

• Interpret between English and Hebrew in legal, business and medical settings.
• Translate Hebrew contracts, certificates and technical documents, handling right-to-left layout carefully.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and impartiality on assignments.
• Build and maintain glossaries for the sectors you work in.
• Attend video and telephone assignments from a private space with reliable connection.
• Produce accurate transcripts and English translations from Hebrew speech.

Educación

DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting) or equivalent qualification

Descripción del empleo

Join SILA Linguists as a freelance Hebrew interpreter and translator for legal, business, technical and healthcare work, by video, telephone or on site.

Modern Hebrew is the main language of Israel and is written from right to left in the Hebrew alphabet, usually without vowel points. Assignments can involve Israeli families, professionals and companies, and the work covers both everyday matters and highly technical subjects in technology, life sciences and law.

Assignments include legal and court matters, business meetings, medical appointments and conference work. Translators handle contracts, patents, technical documentation, certificates and website content.

Responsibilities

• Interpret between English and Hebrew in legal, business and medical settings.
• Translate Hebrew contracts, certificates and technical documents, handling right-to-left layout carefully.
• Keep everything you hear and read on assignments strictly confidential, and remain impartial throughout.
• Build and maintain your own glossaries for the sectors you work in.
• Attend video and telephone assignments from a quiet, private space with a reliable connection.
• Produce accurate transcripts and English translations of recorded Hebrew speech, for example police interviews or research recordings.

Requirements

• Native or near-native fluency in Hebrew and English, spoken and written.
• The DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting), DPI (Diploma in Police Interpreting) or an equivalent qualification is an advantage; CIOL or ITI membership is welcome.
• Specialist knowledge of law, technology or life sciences is an advantage; Yiddish is welcome.
• Willingness to complete a DBS check for assignments in healthcare, education or with vulnerable people.
• Right to work in the UK if you will take on-site assignments in the UK.
• A reliable internet connection, headset and quiet, private workspace for remote assignments.

What we offer

• Remote work by video and telephone, plus on-site bookings.
• Fair compensation for your skills and time.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Help from our operations team before and after assignments.
• Varied assignments across healthcare, legal, government, finance and more.
• Flexible working: choose the assignments that suit your availability.

Hebrew work with SILA Linguists®

SILA Linguists® is a language services company providing interpreting, translation and transcription across the UK, North America, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, in more than 350 languages and dialects. As a Hebrew linguist with us, you can take on the full range of work we offer in Hebrew:

• Hebrew interpreting of every type: face-to-face, telephone (OPI) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, video (VRI) through the SILA Linguists® app or the client's platform, consecutive, simultaneous, conference and remote simultaneous (RSI), community and escort interpreting.
• Hebrew translation of documents into and out of English, from letters, medical reports and school records to contracts, research and websites.
• Certified Hebrew translation with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities such as courts, the Home Office, universities and employers.
• Hebrew transcription of audio and video recordings, with time stamps, translation of the transcript and subtitling.

Our vetted, trained and qualified linguists work in legal, police and court settings, immigration and asylum matters, NHS and private healthcare, social care, schools and universities, charities and business. Every assignment is covered by confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR.