Onsite Interpreter - Wisconsin

Prisma International; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma International is actively recruiting experienced/interpreting professionals located in Wisconsin to join our team as Independent Contractors. As an Interpreter, you will provide on-site interpretation for state government clients, interpreting between English and multiple languages.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpretation, strong customer service, and the ability to work ethically in high-stakes settings.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience.
• Two professional references that can vouch for your work as an onsite interpreter.
• Must reside in Wisconsin and be 18+ years old.
• Fluent in English and the target language; ATA accreditation or equivalent training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site consecutive or simultaneous interpretation between government representatives and LEP speakers.
• Maintain professional appearance, enunciation, and high level of customer service.
• Accurately convey concepts and meanings between languages.
• Ensure correct grammar, clarity, and tone during interpretation.
• Follow speakers' directions, interject when needed, and manage the flow of conversations.
• Avoid side conversations and disputes with customers or LEP speakers; uphold ethics and standards.
• Interpret for different state agencies as required.

Skills

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

Customer service

Ethics and standards

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Prisma International is actively recruiting experienced/qualified, professional Interpreters located in WISCONSIN to join our team as Independent Contractors. As an Interpreter at Prisma, you will be supporting Prisma International's state government client with onsite (in person) interpretation assignments.

ONSITE Interpreters needed for interpretation between English and the following languages:

SPANISH, plus Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Chin, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Hindi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Italian, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Lao, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mixteco Bajo, Ojibwe, Oromo, Persian, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, Potawatomi, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof and Yoruba.

If you are a professional onsite interpreter in Wisconsin who meets all requirements and supports a language not listed above, feel free to apply.

Ideal Candidates shall be able to provide:

• Experience with consecutive or simultaneous on-site interpretation between a government representative and non-English speakers
• Polite forms of expression, enunciation, and a high-level of customer service.
• Deliver correct concepts and meanings between speaker and the Limited English Proficient (LEP) speaker
• Correct grammar, clarity and tones between the two languages
• Experience with following the speakers' direction, professionally interject when clarification is needed, and manage the flow of a conversation.
• Refrain from side conversations with the LEP and entering into any disagreement with the customer or LEP
• Compliance with applicable ethics and standards
• Experience in interpreting for different types of State agencies

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• At least one (1) year of onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
• Two (2) professional references that can vouch for your work as an onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
• Minimum age: Must be 18+ years or older
• Minimum education: Must have High School Diploma
• Must reside in the state of WISCONSIN
• Full fluency in English and the target language
• Able to provide at least one of the following accreditations:
• American Translation Association (ATA)
• Trained or accredited through a higher education institution

DESIRED SKILLS:

Experience working with Wisconsin state agencies such as the Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), etc. Professional appearance, polite demeanor and punctual,

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants may be subject to a state background check.

IMPORTANT APPLICANT SECURITY NOTICE:

Prisma will never ask for payment information or fee transfers during recruitment or employment preparation. Legitimate outreach for information will only originate from official @prisma.com email addresses.