Freelance Medical & Community Interpreters; Mayan Languages): On-Site DC Metro Area

Freelance Medical & Community Interpreters (Mayan Languages):
On-Site in Washington, DC Metro Area

Washington, United States | Posted on 02/29/2024

Overview
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Piedmont Global is a strategic partner for enterprises and public sector organizations, offering expertise in over 200 languages and solutions across advisory services, language and cultural expertise, workforce and learning solutions, and tech-enabled platforms to support cross-cultural operations.

Position
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Freelance medical and community interpreters between English and Indigenous Guatemalan languages, for on-site/in-person consecutive interpreting in the Washington DC metro area and over-the-phone (OPI) and video remote (VRI) assignments.

Language Pairs
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English Mayan languages (including but not limited to Mam, Kekchi/Q'eqchi, Kaqchikel, Ixil).

These are “1099” (Independent Contractor) positions with the interpretation to take place on-site (OSI) in the Washington, DC metro area. Some assignments might be conducted via video (VRI) or over the phone (OPI) when interpreters are not local.

• Serve as an interpreter between a wide range of people with diverse voices, accents, speaking tempos and personalities.
• Provide parties with clear and exact interpretations of verbal communication with no additions or omissions.
• Provide interpretations of questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms of verbal communication.
• Render sight translations of documents and other written materials, as needed.
• Impart thought, purpose, spirit, emotions, and tone of speaker from source language into target language, and vice-versa.
• Inform relevant parties of any factor that may hinder performance.
• Comply with applicable ethics and standards.

• Hold a valid driver’s license, or any government-issued valid form of identification.
• Access to a laptop or desktop computer with 4GB (RAM) memory or higher and broadband (high-speed internet connection).
• Access to a mobile phone as a back-up device.
• Access to a headset that connects to the computer/phone using a cable (not a wireless headset).
• A quiet workspace/home office with no distractions.

Community Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (non-medical settings):

• At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer.
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation.
• Native-level proficiency in English and the other language.

Medical Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (medical settings):

• At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer.
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation.
• Native-level proficiency in English and another language.
• Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program or equivalent, specifically for medical interpreting (i.e., CHIT Community Healthcare Interpreter Training).

University degree in interpretation

• If available, interpreters should provide proof of:
• Test results from other organizations (testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).
• Please fill out our pre-screen questionnaire and upload a fresh copy of your resume for consideration. Please attach any Interpreting/ Translation Certificates and/or Diplomas that you hold.