Court & Community Interpreter Per Diem - New Jersey

Priority Group Services; Oregon; Híbrido; USD 44.000 - 62.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Priority Group Services NJ is building a roster of professional interpreters for New Jersey courts, hospitals and clinics, schools, law firms and community agencies. Assignments are on-site, by phone (OPI) and by video (VRI).

This is an as-needed roster role; you’ll be contacted for assignments matching your language, tier and location, with the option to accept those that fit.

Formación

• Fluency in English and working language(s) with interpreting and sight translation skills.
• Court work requires NJ Judiciary Master or Journey interpreter or federal certification.
• For medical work: CCHI or NBCMI certification preferred, or documented interpreter training and experience.
• For ASL: RID certification.

Responsabilidades

• Provide court, medical and community interpreting on-site, by phone and via video.
• Maintain confidentiality, accuracy and impartiality in all assignments.
• Adhere to the NJ Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters.

Conocimientos

Consecutive interpreting

Simultaneous interpreting

Sight translation

Educación

NJ Judiciary Master/Journey interpreter

Federal court certification

CCHI or NBCMI (CMI) certification

RID certification (ASL)

Herramientas

OPI (phone interpreting)

VRI (video remote interpreting)

Descripción del empleo

Court & Community Interpreter (per diem), New JerseyPriority Group Services NJ, 211 Warren Street, Newark. Assignments statewide.

Priority Group Services NJ is building a roster of professional interpreters for New Jersey courts, hospitals and clinics, schools, law firms and community agencies. Assignments are on-site, by phone (OPI) and by video (VRI).

Pay (independent contractor, 1099, as-needed)

NJ court assignments: $280 half day / $495 full day (Journey) and $320 / $566 (Master), in line with the NJ Judiciary rate table. Languages other than Spanish: about 10% above that table. On-site medical, legal and community: $32 to $35 per hour Spanish, $40 to $45 per hour other languages (2-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps). ASL (RID certified), on-site: $55 to $65 per hour (2-hour minimum). Phone (OPI): $0.30 to $0.40 per minute Spanish, $0.50 to $0.65 per minute other languages. Video (VRI): $0.45 to $0.60 per minute Spanish, $0.60 to $0.75 per minute other languages. Rate within each range depends on your credentials (NJ Judiciary tier, CCHI or CMI, RID). Half the fee is paid on cancellations inside 24 hours. Mileage is paid past 60 miles round trip.

Languages we need most

• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Haitian Creole
• Arabic
• Polish
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• Korean
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Urdu
• Bengali
• Russian
• Vietnamese
• Turkish
• French
• Yoruba
• Igbo

We also want rare and indigenous languages (for example Mixteco, K'iche', Wolof, Tigrinya). Rare languages earn a premium per assignment.

Where

Statewide. Most on-site work is in Essex, Hudson, Union, Passaic, Bergen, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Phone and video work can be done from anywhere in New Jersey.

What you need

• Fluency in English and your working language(s), with consecutive and simultaneous interpreting and sight translation skills
• For court work: approval by the NJ Judiciary as a Master or Journey interpreter in your language, or federal court certification
• For medical work: CCHI or NBCMI (CMI) certification preferred, or documented medical interpreter training plus experience
• For ASL: RID certification
• You follow the NJ Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters: accuracy, impartiality and confidentiality
• A background check, a language proficiency assessment and a short practice session during onboarding
• For phone and video work: a quiet private room, a headset, a computer and a stable internet connection

How it works

This is an as-needed roster role, not a guaranteed-hours job. Once you are approved, we contact you first for assignments that match your language, tier and location, and you accept the ones that suit you.