Spanish Interpreter Job at SOSi, Houston, TX

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  • SOSi
  • Houston, TX

Job Description



Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

Job Description



Overview

 

SOSi is seeking qualified, professional, and experienced court interpreters in Houston, TX . Our job is to support the customer’s ongoing immigration court cases by providing language interpretation. These cases are supported on an as-needed basis and require interpreters with flexible schedules, Monday through Friday during business hours. Hours will differ from assignment to assignment, based on the needs of the customer. We provide the interpreter with as much notice as possible, anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks ahead of time. From time to time, we have rush requests due to cancellation.

 

Responsibilities

  • Provides consecutive and simultaneous interpretation between target language and English and vice versa.
  • Provides on-site, over-the-phone, and video remote interpreting between Government representatives and low English proficiency 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.

Qualifications



Minimum Requirements

  • Legal ability to work in U.S.
  • Possess one (1) year of experience interpreting in a judicial environment.
  • Highly proficient in both English and Multiple Languages 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 Multiple Languages to legal and criminal justice system terminology and immigration procedures, particularly with regard to terminology typically used in Immigration Court hearings.
  • Ability to speak English and Multiple Languages 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.

 

Preferred

Qualifications

 

  • Federal, State, National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) / Judiciary Interpreters and Translators Certification Examination (JITCE), or American Translators Association (ATA) certification in interpretation.
  • Experience providing interpretation for Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) court cases.

 

Additional Information



Work Environment

  • Remote and on-site work available.

Working at SOSi

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

Job Tags

Full time, Casual work, Work at office, Remote work, Worldwide, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours

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