Experienced Telephone language Interpreters - Freelance position - 911 Interpreters Inc. - Augusta, ME

TELEPHONE LANGUAGE INTERPRETER – Experience required
Freelance, casual position, on call basis

Job description:
We require EXPERIENCED, OVER THE PHONE interpreters in all languages.

The Interpreter will be responsible for rendering faithfully and accurately, the meaning of conversations between Non-English speaking clients and English speaking service providers, over the phone, on the consecutive mode. The job could be on demand, or by appointment.

Experience as a telephone interpreter is a MUST.
Interpreting certifications, as well as knowledge in medical / legal terminology are preferred.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Be culturally sensitive and is professional and courteous.


• Uses appropriate terminology and follows the code of conducts


• Understands and uses proper terminology in the healthcare, government, insurance, financial, work place, law and general business fields.


• Great customer service and communication skills


• Follows instructions of clients, and avoids providing personal opinions or interaction with the limited English speaker person


• Avoids miscommunication or paraphrasing.

Over the phone conversations will be off-premises (means the interpreter will be at his/her home or office, ensuring a quiet environment and proper tools available, such as land line or cell phone, notepads, pens, dictionaries, etc).

Languages requested: ALL LANGUAGES welcome
Preferred languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Polish, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Croatian, Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Czech, Slovak, Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo, Burmese, German, Albanian, Creole

Please apply with your resume and credentials if any.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, but only the qualifying applicants will be contacted for a phone interview.

Thank you for your application!

Required experience:

• Telephone Interpreting: 1 year

Required education:

• High school or equivalent