Multilingual Court & Community Interpreter (Per Diem)

Priority Group Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

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 with no guaranteed hours. Once approved, you will be contacted for assignments that match your language, tier and location; you may accept those that suit you.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English and your working language 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation services for courts, hospitals and clinics, schools, law firms and community agencies.
• Assignments are on-site, by phone (OPI) and by video (VRI).
• Work as-needed roster with assignments matching language, tier and location.

Skills

Interpreting

Sight translation

Consecutive interpreting

Simultaneous interpreting

Education

NJ Judiciary Master/Journey interpreter

Federal court certification

CCHI or NBCMI (CMI) certification

RID certification (ASL)

Job description

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 with no guaranteed hours. Once approved, you will be contacted for assignments that match your language, tier and location; you may accept those that suit you.