Freelance Malayalam Interpreter and Translator

SILA Linguists; United Kingdom; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Freelance flexibility

Remote & on-site assignments

Support from operations team

Résumé du poste

SILA Linguists is seeking freelance Malayalam interpreters and translators for healthcare, legal, employment and family assignments across the UK. Work is available by video, telephone and on-site.

Malayalam is spoken by Kerala's community in the UK; clients may require Malayalam for medical, legal or family matters. Duties include interpreting in maternity, paediatric care, immigration and school meetings, and translating certificates and records.

Qualifications

• Full professional fluency in Malayalam and English.
• Qualifications such as the DPSI, DPI or a translation degree, or equivalent experience; CIOL/ITI/NRPSI welcome.

Responsabilités

• Interpret for families in maternity, paediatric and school settings, explaining terms clearly.
• Translate Malayalam certificates and records for immigration and employment use.
• Maintain accuracy, impartiality and confidentiality on every assignment.
• Prepare for bookings by reviewing briefs and researching terminology in advance.
• Check translations against the source and meet deadlines.
• Transcribe and translate Malayalam recordings for legal, research and media clients if interested.

Connaissances

Malayalam fluency

English fluency

Formation

DPSI/DPI or translation degree

Description du poste

We are looking for freelance Malayalam interpreters and translators for healthcare, legal, employment and family assignments. Work is available by video, by telephone and on site.

Malayalam is the language of Kerala in southern India, and the UK's Malayali community includes many nurses and care workers from Kerala. Many clients speak good English at work but prefer Malayalam for medical, legal or family matters, and their relatives who join them may speak little English.

Assignments include maternity and paediatric care, GP appointments, employment disputes, immigration matters and school meetings. Translation work covers certificates, educational records and legal documents in Malayalam script.

Responsibilities

• Interpret for families in maternity, paediatric and school settings, explaining terms clearly.
• Translate Malayalam certificates and records for immigration and employment use.
• Follow professional standards of accuracy, impartiality and confidentiality on every assignment.
• Prepare for each booking by reviewing the brief and researching specialist terminology in advance.
• Check every translation against the source before delivery and meet agreed deadlines.
• Take on transcription and translation of Malayalam recordings for legal, research and media clients, if this work interests you.

Requirements

• Full professional fluency in both Malayalam and English.
• Relevant qualifications such as the DPSI, DPI or a translation degree, or equivalent professional experience; CIOL, ITI or NRPSI membership is welcome.
• Reading and writing in Malayalam script.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check, which is required for some assignments, such as those involving children or vulnerable adults.
• For on-site work in the UK, the right to work in the UK.
• Reliable internet access and suitable equipment (computer or phone with headset) for video and telephone work.

What we offer

• Freelance flexibility, accepting work when it suits you.
• Remote and on-site assignments.
• Fair pay that reflects your skills and time.
• Support from our operations team.
• Assignments across sectors, including healthcare, legal and public services.

Malayalam 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 Malayalam linguist with us, you can take on the full range of work we offer in Malayalam:

• Malayalam 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.
• Malayalam translation of documents into and out of English, from letters, medical reports and school records to contracts, research and websites.
• Certified Malayalam translation with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities such as courts, the Home Office, universities and employers.
• Malayalam 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.