Freelance Spanish Court Interpreter (NYC) job at SOS International LLC New York, NY, US

Job Description

Overview:

SOSi is actively seeking qualified, professional, and experienced interpreters to join our team. The interpreter will support our customer’s interpretation needs in the immigration courts giving respondents a voice. All languages are encourage to apply.

Responsibilities:

Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between target language and English and vice versa.
Provides in-person, over-the-phone and video remote interpreting for limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals as required.
Performs sight translation, occurring when an interpreter is given a written document in one language and asked to read it aloud in another language.
Provides quality control review of translated documents as required.
Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Legal ability to work in U.S.
Minimum one (1) year of experience with both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Experience within a judicial environment (can be volunteer, criminal, civil, etc.)
Highly proficient in both English and target language vocabularies typically used in formal, consultative, and casual modes of communication, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms.
Knowledgeable of specialized vocabulary (terminology) in both English and desired language with both legal and criminal terminology.
Familiarity with the the U.S. Immigration System.
Ability to speak English and Spanish fluently, including high to low levels of language register, regional colloquialisms, and slang expressions, and do so with clear and intelligible pronunciation.
Ability to perform simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation in a manner that is factually and conceptually accurate without changes, omissions, or additions.
Ability to preserve the tone and emotional level of the speaker, as well as manage the delivery, speed, and length of the statement (projection, pace and pausing) of the speaker.
Ability to maintain appropriate speed and projection while rendering interpretation, and request and incorporate clarification of speaker’s statements only when justified.

Working Conditions:

Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
On site in courts, with remote flexibility around court schedule.
Open to up to 10% travel.

Job Tags

For contractors, Casual work, Freelance, Remote job,

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