Interpreter - Hamilton, Canada - Wesley

Wesley

Verified Company

Hamilton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Salary:

Interpreter

Posting #:3653
Posting Date: 5/2/2023
Posting Closing: On-Going

Have you heard of us?
Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit and a certified Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) employer.

We are passionate about our work advocating for harm reduction, housing, poverty eradication and food security in Hamilton, Halton and Brantford.

Our social enterprise, Wesley Interpretation Services, is dedicated to improving accessibility for limited and non-English speaking communities through cost-effective, high quality language services.

We provide interpretation and translation services to the non-profit and corporate sectors, with proceeds supporting Wesley's range of services for newcomers.

We're committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We would love for you to join our team

Are you the one we're looking for?

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated
Interpreter who demonstrates our values of compassion, accountability, responsiveness, and empowerment to our clients, families, staff, and customers.

This is an independent contractor position; multiple positions are available.

If approved, you will be contacted for interpretation assignments on an on-call basis depending on your availability and service demand; there is no set number of hours per week.

Most of our services are in-person in the City of Hamilton (which includes Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook and Stoney Creek), Brantford and surrounding areas.

Wesley Interpretation Services offers translation and interpretation in many languages. The following languages are in high demand. However, we support additional languages and encourage applicants who speak any language fluently and who have experience to apply.

American Sign Language
Assyrian
Dari
Farsi
Kurdish
Pashto
Somali
Swahili
Tigrinya
Ukrainian
Urdu

Key Responsibilities:

Provide onsite interpretation at multiple locations in the City of Hamilton (which includes Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook and Stoney Creek), Brantford and surrounding areas
Provide interpretation services for home visits, medical appointments, counselling appointments, and events
Provide telephone interpretation
Message relay
Communicate with Wesley staff, service customers, and program clients about interpretation requests and appointments
Complete required service documentation including invoices for your services

What you will bring:

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Must have previous experience working as an interpreter
Certified interpretation certificate and/or education in interpretation is a strong asset
Must have excellent communication skills and be able to speak the language fluently; written skills are also required
Familiarity with social service agencies and the vulnerable population is an asset
Ability to deal with sensitive issues and work with the vulnerable population
Ability to access and use telecommunication technology
Ability to provide accurate verbal interpretation to both client and staff member
Strong customer service skills
Ability to work without supervision
Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries
Ability to arrive at onsite or remote assignments on time
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