Onsite Interpreter - Wisconsin

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

Job summary

Prisma International is actively recruiting experienced interpreters in Wisconsin to join our team as Independent Contractors. You will provide onsite English to multilingual interpretation for state government clients and ensure professional conduct on every assignment.

Ideal candidates have 1+ year of on-site interpreting experience, excellent customer service, and full fluency in English and the target language. Applicability of ATA accreditation is desired and background checks may apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 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.
• Fully fluent in English and the target language.
• Accreditation such as ATA or higher education accreditation required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret for government representatives and LEP speakers onsite.
• Maintain polite demeanor, enunciation, and high level of customer service.
• Convey concepts and meanings accurately between speakers and LEP participants.
• Ensure correct grammar, clarity and tone between languages.
• Follow speakers' directions, manage flow of conversation, and avoid side conversations.

Skills

On-site interpretation

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

Customer service

Professional communication

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.