# Interpreter (OPI) - Government Services

**Company:** [Prisma International, Inc.](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/hJJigMMbucFaAfTu6fzjXs.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** Interpretation

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## Description

**About Prisma International, Inc. (Prisma)** \- Prisma is a dynamic and growing language services provider committed to delivering exceptional **Interpretation** solutions to clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on our dedication to linguistic excellence and client satisfaction. 

Prisma is actively seeking experienced, **professional Interpreters** to join our team as Independent Contractors. In this role you will provide remote **Over the Phone Interpreting (OPI)** services to our local, state and federal government clients. _**Please complete the Questionnaire portion of this application to indicate your language specialty.**_

**The following languages are in demand:**

**Amharic, Armenian, Balinese, Bosnian, Cebuano, Cham, Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Finnish, Fujian, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Malagasy, Mongolian, Mixteco Alto, Nahuatl, Norwegian (Bokmal), Oromo, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Pohnpeian, Punjabi, Romanian, Samoan, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Soninke, Swedish, Taiwanese, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek, Wolof, Yiddish, and Yoruba.**

**JOB DESCRIPTION:**

Ideal candidates shall be able to provide:

-   Experience with consecutive or simultaneous **over the phone (OPI) interpretation** between a government representative and non-English speakers.
-   Polite forms of expression, enunciation, and a high-level of customer service.
-   Deliver correct concepts and meanings between speaker and the Limited English Proficient (LEP) speaker.
-   Correct grammar, clarity and tones between the two languages.
-   Experience with following the speakers’ direction, professionally interject when clarification is needed, and manage the flow of a conversation.
-   Refrain from side conversations with the LEP and entering into any disagreement with the customer or LEP.
-   Compliance with applicable ethics and standards.
-   Experience interpreting for local, state and/or federal government offices.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - Applicants must meet ALL of the following to be considered:**

-   **Experience:** At least one (1) year of OPI consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experience
-   **References:** Two (2) professional references who can vouch for your work as an over the phone consecutive or simultaneous interpreter
-   **Resume:** The resume/CV you submit must outline your professional interpretation experience. Resumes without this information will result in disqualification.
-   **Minimum Age:** 18+ years
-   **Minimum Education:** High School Diploma
-   **Location:** Reside in the United States or a U.S. territory
-   **Fluency:** Full fluency in English and native or near-native proficiency in the target language
-   **Accreditations:** Able to provide at least one of the following accreditations:

-   American Translation Association (ATA)
-   Trained or accredited through a higher education institution

**SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:**  
Applicants may be subject to a federal background check. 

**DESIRED SKILLS:**

-   Experience providing interpretation services to federal **government offices** such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and their agencies, e.g. USCIS, CBP, FEMA, etc.

_**IMPORTANT APPLICANT SECURITY NOTICE:**_

_**Prisma will never ask for payment information or fee transfers during recruitment or employment preparation. Legitimate outreach for information will only originate from official @**_[_**prisma.com**_](http://prisma.com) _**email addresses.**_