Prisma International is actively seeking qualified, professional Interpreters, to join our team as Independent Contractors. As an Interpreter at Prisma, you will be supporting Prisma International's Government clients with on-site interpretation (OSI) assignments.

On-Site Interpreters Needed for Interpretation Between English and the Following Languages:

• Amharic
• Arabic
• Bengali
• Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
• Burmese
• Cantonese
• Chin
• Czech
• Dari
• Dutch
• Farsi
• French
• German
• Gujarati

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• Greek
• Haitian Creole
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Hungarian
• Ilocano
• Japanese
• Khmer (Cambodian)
• Korean
• Kurdish-Kur Manji
• Lao
• Mandarin
• Nepali

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• Marshallese
• Mixteco Bajo
• Navajo
• Oromo
• Persian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Punjabi
• Romanian
• Russian
• Samoan

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• Somali

• Spanish

• Swahili

• Tagalog

• Thai

• Tigrinya

• Turkish

• Ukrainian

• Urdu

• Vietnamese

• Wolof

• Yoruba

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**Please note: **This work requires residency in the state of Arizona.

Ideal Candidate shall be able to provide:

• Experience with consecutive and 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 the education, healthcare, legal, medical, government or court industries.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• At least one (1) year of on-site consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
• Two (2) professional references that can vouch for your work as an on-site consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
• Minimum age: Must be 18+ years or older
• Minimum education: Must have High School Diploma
• Must reside within the state of Arizona
• Full fluency in English and demonstrated native or near-native level proficiency in target language
• Able to provide at least one of the following accreditations:

  • American Translation Association (ATA)

  • Trained or accredited through a higher education institution

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Interpreters must be able to provide a background clearance check.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience working with Arizona Department of Health Services