Senior Interpreter Liaison

SOSi is seeking a qualified, professional, and experienced Senior Interpreter Liaison.  In this role a Senior Spanish Interpreter would operate as a liaison to a local court. Our job is to support our customer’s interpretation needs by providing language interpretation and in person.

• Completes orientations/observations of new interpreters, perform onsite assessments, and on-the-spot corrections within reason as permissible on behalf of SOSi.
• Establishes communication with interpreters as a resource for filtering interpreter feedback, observations, issues, and concerns to SOSi.
• Provides local support of SOSi established court protocols and procedures, assist SOSi staff with local events.
• Develops and maintains a professional relationship with key court personnel.
• Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between Spanish and English and vice versa.
• Provides over-the-phone and video remote interpreting for limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals as required.
• Performs sight translation, occurring when an interpreter is given a written document in one language and asked to read it aloud in another language.
• Provides quality control review of translated documents as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Legal ability to work in U.S.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience interpreting, informal experience is accepted.
• Highly proficient in both English and target language vocabularies typically used in formal, consultative, and casual modes of communication in justice system contexts, including colloquial slang, idiosyncratic slang, and regionalisms.
• Knowledgeable of specialized vocabulary (terminology) in both English and Spanish to legal and criminal justice system terminology and immigration procedures.
• Ability to speak English and target language fluently, including high to low levels of language register, regional colloquialisms, and slang expressions, and do so with clear and intelligible pronunciation.
• Ability to perform simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation in a manner that is factually and conceptually accurate without changes, omissions, or additions.
• Ability to preserve the tone and emotional level of the speaker, as well as manage the delivery, speed, and length of the statement (projection, pace and pausing) of the speaker.
• Ability to maintain appropriate speed and projection while rendering interpretation, and request and incorporate clarification of speaker’s statements only when justified.

• Position is typical of an office setting.

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.