Onsite Contract Kinyarwanda Interpreters

Propio Language Services • Overland Park, KS

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Propio Language Services is seeking Kinyarwanda onsite contract interpreters in the Kansas City, Kansas area to facilitate accurate and meaningful communication. Interpreters provide consecutive interpretation between English and Kinyarwanda during accepted onsite assignments and may provide telephone or video interpretation when applicable to an assignment.

Interpreters must follow applicable professional standards, client requirements, and protocols for ethics, confidentiality, privacy, security, safety, and assignments. They are expected to maintain professional interactions and the language proficiency, terminology, and subject-matter knowledge necessary to perform accepted assignments accurately. This is an independent contractor opportunity: contractors may accept or decline offered assignments, are not guaranteed a minimum number of assignments or hours, and may provide services to other organizations subject to applicable requirements.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Professional proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda.
• Ability to accurately provide consecutive interpretation between English and Kinyarwanda.
• Successful completion of applicable language and interpreting proficiency evaluations.
• Submit a current résumé in English during the application process.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience where required by applicable client credentialing standards.
• Basic computer and technology proficiency.
• Ability to reliably travel to and from accepted onsite assignments.
• Ability to satisfy health and immunization requirements applicable to specific assignments or client locations, where required by law or client/site requirements.
• Successful completion of background, security, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening may be required for certain assignments.
• Agreement to applicable confidentiality, privacy, security, and professional ethics requirements.
• One or more years of professional interpreting experience.
• Medical, legal, community, educational, or social-services interpreting experience, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant interpreter training, credentials, or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation between English and Kinyarwanda during accepted onsite assignments.
• Provide remote interpretation by telephone or video when applicable to an accepted assignment.
• Follow applicable interpreter protocols, professional standards, and client requirements.
• Comply with Propio and client requirements relating to interpreter ethics, confidentiality, privacy, security, safety, and assignment protocols.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable privacy, security, and data-protection requirements, including HIPAA, FERPA, and GLBA where appropriate.
• Maintain professional interactions with clients, patients, customers, visitors, healthcare professionals, and other participants.
• Maintain the language proficiency, terminology, and subject-matter knowledge needed to perform accepted assignments accurately and professionally.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED