Qualified Interpreter-Translator

LanguageLine Solutions; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading language services provider as a Freelance Police Interpreter. You'll deliver essential interpreting services for law enforcement, working flexibly while providing critical communication support. With competitive pay and the opportunity to choose your assignments, this role is ideal for skilled interpreters looking to make an impact in their community.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Weekly payments

Dedicated interpreter manager support

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proof of proficiency in English and foreign language.
• Proof of public service interpreting experience.
• Resident in the UK for 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face interpreting services for police interviews.
• Interpret between English and your foreign language with clarity.
• Collaborate with clients for high-quality communication.

Skills

Excellent communication

Active listening

Education

DPSI (Law), DPI, DCI or equivalent

Job description

Freelance Face-to-face Police interpreters

Location: Cumbria

Salary: Competitive Rates (Details on Request)

Languages: All languages considered Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, BSL, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Czech, Farsi, Gujarati, Indonesian, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malayalam, Slovak, Spanish, Tetum, Tamil, Portuguese, Pashto, Polish, Nepalese, Turkish, Romanian, Vietnamese

About Us

LanguageLine Solutions is one of the UK's market-leading Language Service Providers, delivering face-to-face interpreting services to police forces, NHS Trusts, local authorities, schools, and commercial clients both in the UK and internationally. We are proud to support our team of professional interpreters, offering flexible work and excellent support.

Benefits

We value our interpreters and offer the following benefits: • Competitive rates of pay • Weekly payments • Dedicated and supportive interpreter manager to assist with any queries • Easy-to-use online portal for managing bookings and payments • A wide range of clients, offering varied interpreting opportunities • Flexibility to work according to your own schedule, with hours that suit you

About the Role

As a freelance Police Interpreter with LanguageLine Solutions, you will: • Provide face-to-face interpreting services for police interviews, statements, and investigations • Interpret between English and your foreign language with clarity and accuracy • Collaborate with clients to ensure high-quality, culturally sensitive communication

This role offers the flexibility to choose your assignments and work in your preferred location, with ongoing support from our dedicated team.

About You

To succeed in this role, you must meet the following requirements:

Essential: • Proof of proficiency in both English and your foreign language • Excellent communication and active listening skills • Proof of public service interpreting experience • Resident in the UK for 3+ years (for NPPV3 vetting) • Right to work in the UK

Required Qualifications (any of the following): • DPSI (Law), DPI, DCI (Police and Court Pathway), or Interpreting qualification assessed by the Metropolitan Police

Next Steps

If you're ready to join a market-leading language services provider, and support law enforcement as a freelance Police Interpreter, apply now!

To start your application, please click the APPLY button at the bottom of your screen and provide the following information: • Full postcode • Languages fluently spoken

Please note: We are currently only able to accept candidates based in the UK.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At LanguageLine Solutions, we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

In Short

• Industry Translation & Localization
• Founded 1990
• Location UK
• Company size 50 - 199

About us

LanguageLine Solutions is the world’s leading language solutions company. We enable communication and empower relationships, regardless of language, country of origin, or circumstance. We are passionate about people understanding people and strive to improve the world one word at a time. Our greatest reward comes from seeing people smile when they are understood. This is the experience for which we live.

Our solutions

LanguageLine Solutions offers face-to-face interpreting services across the UK, market leading telephone interpreting services in more than 200 languages, British Sign Language interpreting, and a comprehensive range of translation and transcription services, with a constant focus on integrity, quality and value.

LanguageLine Solutions is the largest provider of face-to-face interpreting services in the UK. The company currently provides over 2,000 public sector organizations with telephone and face-to-face interpreting support and translation services across all regions.

Services

As pioneers of the UK telephone interpreting industry in 1990, LanguageLine Solutions has continued to lead the market in the development of language services. Having grown from a small charitable project into a global organisation, LanguageLine Solutions is uniquely placed to service the needs of the UK public sector.

LanguageLine Solutions takes a consultative approach to working with its clients, and has extensive experience of working with organisations to develop high quality interpreting services that meet the needs of service users, whilst maximising the value derived from constrained budgets.

LanguageLine Solutions can provide qualified and security screened linguists across England, Wales and Scotland. British Sign Language interpreters and specialists in other non-spoken communication methods are also available across all regions