Freelance Romanian Interpreter and Translator

SILA Linguists; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Fair compensation for skills and time

Professional development

Operations support

Varied assignments across sectors

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

SILA Linguists is recruiting freelance Romanian interpreters and translators for remote and on-site assignments across healthcare, legal, employment and public service settings for Romanian and Moldovan speakers.

Interpreters should be comfortable with Moldovan vocabulary, handle confidential information, and may work with Romani or Hungarian speakers. Flexible remote/on-site opportunities, in healthcare, legal, government and more.

Qualifications

• Excellent spoken and written Romanian and English, with the ability to switch register for different clients.
• 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.
• Knowledge of both Romanian and Moldovan usage; Romani or Hungarian is an advantage, not a requirement.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Interpret for healthcare, social care and housing appointments, adapting register for clients with varied levels of formal education.
• Translate Romanian and Moldovan civil and employment documents accurately, keeping names and dates exactly as in the source.
• 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.
• Deliver written translations that are accurate, complete and proofread, on or before the agreed deadline.
• Work remotely by video or telephone, or on site at the client's premises, arriving prepared and on time.
• Produce accurate transcripts and English translations of recorded Romanian speech, for example police interviews or research recordings.

Skills

Romanian language proficiency

English language proficiency

Interpreting experience

Moldovan dialect knowledge

Willingness for DBS check

Education

DPSI or equivalent qualification (advantage)

Job description

SILA Linguists is recruiting freelance Romanian interpreters and translators for remote and on-site assignments. Work covers healthcare, legal, employment and public service settings for Romanian and Moldovan speakers.

Romanian is widely spoken in communities across the UK. The people you interpret for may come from Romania or the Republic of Moldova, so interpreters should be comfortable with Moldovan vocabulary and pronunciation as well as standard Romanian. Some service users also speak Romani or Hungarian, and it helps to tell us if you do.

Assignments often take place in NHS settings, local authority services, employment matters and the justice system, including police interviews and magistrates' courts. Translators handle identity and civil documents, payslips, tenancy agreements and correspondence for settlement and benefits applications.

Responsibilities

• Interpret for healthcare, social care and housing appointments, adapting register for clients with varied levels of formal education.
• Translate Romanian and Moldovan civil and employment documents accurately, keeping names and dates exactly as in the source.
• 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.
• Deliver written translations that are accurate, complete and proofread, on or before the agreed deadline.
• Work remotely by video or telephone, or on site at the client's premises, arriving prepared and on time.
• Produce accurate transcripts and English translations of recorded Romanian speech, for example police interviews or research recordings.

Requirements

• Excellent spoken and written Romanian and English, with the ability to switch register for different clients.
• 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.
• Knowledge of both Romanian and Moldovan usage; Romani or Hungarian is an advantage, not a requirement.
• 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.

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

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