Freelance VRI Interpreter - American Sign Language

February 14

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Interpreting • Translation

11 - 50 employees

📋 Description

• Qualified American Sign Language Interpreters are responsible for facilitating VRI interpreting in a professional and accurate manner. • Interpreters must possess and maintain competence, proficiency, and professionalism in English and ASL. • Facilitate many kinds of face-to-face conversations for customers, settings may include emergency rooms, medical, legal, social services, and educational. • Effectively interpret between people who speak different languages, accurately repeating critical information from one person to another. • Perform interpretations that are grammatically and syntactically accurate. • Punctuality and attendance are expected; timeliness is necessary as it directly reflects on the agency as well as the interpreter. • Interpreters are expected to work collaboratively with other internal or external interpreters. • As a representative of Hands Up Communications, interpreters should exhibit professional behavior including attire, timeliness, attitude, manner, and overall behavior. • Interpreters are expected to adhere to ethical standards, procedures, and protocols specific to interpreting context (i.e. hospitals, courts, schools, etc.). • Confidentiality is required for all interpreting assignments unless specific circumstances arise that would cause the interpreter to violate the law. • The content learned while on assignment is considered confidential. • Utilize the necessary technology for accurate reporting for billing, scheduling, and service evaluation.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts degree (preferred); Associates of Arts degree accepted or 3+ years of experience in lieu of formal degree. • RID or BEI certification. • Knowledge of the community, culture, and values of the people and language to be interpreted. • Facilitate communication between English and American Sign Language. • Possess or have the ability to obtain local, regional, or national credentials. • Maintain, as applicable, compliance with any national, state, or local licensure and/or certification requirements. • Demonstrate the ability to work independently while meeting performance and customer service expectations. • Ability to apply code of ethics and standards of practice. • Ability to interpret for extended periods of time.