Spanish Interpreter

SOSi • Tucson, AZ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

SOSi is seeking qualified, professional, and experienced Spanish interpreters in Tucson, Arizona. The interpreter supports a broad range of business activities in a call/contact center environment by providing language interpretation. The role involves interpreting between Spanish and English, including remote interpretation for individuals with limited English proficiency, as well as sight translation and quality control review of translated documents. The position is full-time, shift-based, and requires 40 hours per week. It is not eligible for remote work.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience interpreting in a judicial environment.
• Legal ability to work in the United States.
• High proficiency in English and Spanish vocabulary used in formal, consultative, and casual communication in justice system contexts, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms.
• Knowledge of specialized English and Spanish terminology related to legal and criminal justice systems and immigration procedures.
• Fluency in spoken English and Spanish across language registers, including regional colloquialisms and slang, with clear and intelligible pronunciation.
• Ability to perform simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation accurately, without changes, omissions, or additions.
• Ability to preserve the speaker’s tone and emotional level and manage the delivery, speed, and length of statements, including projection, pace, and pausing.
• Ability to maintain appropriate speed and projection while interpreting and request and incorporate clarification only when justified.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with video remote and over-the-phone interpreting.
• Cisco WebEx experience.
• Federal, State, National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT), and/or American Translators Association (ATA) interpretation certifications.
• Experience providing interpretation for Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) court cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish and English, and vice versa.
• Provide over-the-phone and video remote interpreting for individuals with limited English proficiency as required.
• Perform sight translation by reading written documents aloud in another language.
• Provide quality control review of translated documents as required.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed