SOS International LLC (SOSI.COM) provides interpretation services to the immigration courts in 60+ cities nationwide for 350+ languages. We are currently in need of a freelance interpreter for the immigration courts. There would be potential local, travel, and remote interpreting assignments for this program. We are looking in all States + Puerto Rico.
We are looking for following languages:
SPANISH
UZBEK
HASSANIYA
TAJIKI (Tajikistan)
MISKITO
QUECHUA
SHUAR
If you join our team, you would be able to provide simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation for the immigration courts and respondents. There is a high demand for interpreters for this program, and we would sponsor you for the qualification process. This would be freelance work with flexible schedules, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between your Language (s) and English and vice versa.
- Leads three-way telephonic interpretations between Government representatives and low English proficiency 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.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Permanent resident or US citizen
- Live in the US.
- Interpretation experience in judicial environment
- Ability to speak English and target Language 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.
The rates depend on the language and qualifications.
Job Type: Contract
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
- On call
Supplemental Pay:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sterling, VA 20166
