Spanish Interpreter
About The Position
SOSi is seeking qualified, professional, and experienced Spanish interpreters in Tampa, Florida. The interpreter supports a broad range of business activities in a call/contact center environment by meeting customers’ language interpretation needs. The position performs English-Spanish and Spanish-English interpretation, including consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, over-the-phone and video remote interpreting, and sight translation. It may also include quality control review of translated documents and other duties as required. The position is full-time, with shift-based schedules totaling 40 hours per week, and is not eligible for remote work. The work environment is fast-paced and deadline-driven.
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 vocabularies used in formal, consultative, and casual communication in justice-system contexts, including colloquial and idiosyncratic slang and regionalisms.
- Knowledge of specialized English and Spanish legal and criminal justice terminology and immigration procedures.
- Fluency in spoken English and Spanish across language registers, 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 delivery, speed, and statement length, including projection, pace, and pausing.
- Ability to maintain appropriate speed and projection while interpreting and to request and incorporate clarification only when justified.
Nice To Haves
- Video remote and over-the-phone interpreting experience.
- Cisco WebEx experience.
- Federal, State, National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT), and/or American Translators Association (ATA) interpretation certification.
- Experience interpreting for Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) court cases.
Responsibilities
- Provide consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish and English, in both directions.
- Provide over-the-phone and video remote interpreting for individuals with limited English proficiency as required.
- Perform sight translation by reading a written document in one language aloud in another language.
- Review translated documents for quality control as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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