SCA Foreign Language Translator

SOSi • Aurora, CO

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About The Position

SOSi is seeking SCA Foreign Language Translators in multiple locations across the United States for a variety of languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese, Foochow, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Jamaican Patois, Laotian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese. The position supports government investigations and requires advanced understanding of the assigned language or vernacular. Work includes summarizing, translating, transcribing, interpreting, and performing quality control and validation on source materials as needed.

The translator may process audio and video recordings, conversations, documents, legal materials, personal papers, maps, charts, ledgers, emails, and internet-based communications or social media content. The position also includes administrative tasks, participation in client-sponsored equipment and software training, attendance at minimization briefings, compliance with court procedures, and providing fact-witness testimony when required.

Requirements

• Be able to obtain and maintain a Law Enforcement Sensitive clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
• High school diploma or equivalent training and education.
• At least four years of combined work and educational experience in translation, interpretation, or other work requiring English and another language at a native or near-native level.
• Complete language proficiency testing, or provide proof of successful completion, at a minimum rating of 3 or above in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• Excellent command of English and ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Native- or near-native ability to listen to and comprehend a foreign language and accurately follow the basic elements of written or verbal conversation.
• Native- or near-native ability to read and comprehend foreign-language text of various types.
• Ability to understand foreign-language slang and colloquial expressions and translate them into English equivalents.
• Broad English vocabulary sufficient to paraphrase or explain source material without unnecessary explanation.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet specific deadlines.
• Typing or word-processing skills of at least 40 words per minute; the Government may waive this proficiency level in extenuating circumstances.
• Ability to understand the specific tasks being processed and produced.
• Ability to effectively understand face-to-face speech with a sufficiently broad vocabulary that paraphrasing or explanations are unnecessary.
• Willingness to work weekends and a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, translate, transcribe, interpret, perform quality control, and validate services.
• Provide reliable and accurate transcriptions, translations, interceptions, and/or summaries of source materials or intercepts in English.
• Perform multiple functions, including transcribing or translating source materials and documents and conducting quality control on work completed by other linguists when not intercepting.
• Attend government-sponsored training on the operation and upgrade of client equipment and software.
• Perform administrative duties related to assignments, such as organizing log sheets and paperwork, duplicating tapes or summaries, and labeling storage boxes.
• Attend minimization briefings conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the client, and comply with court regulations concerning minimization procedures.
• Testify in court as a fact witness, if required, regarding the accuracy and validity of completed work.
• Prepare transcriptions from a variety of source exhibits, including audio and video conversations, documents, legal materials, diaries, computer files, personal papers, maps, charts, ledgers, emails, and internet-based or social media communications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED