LPLS interpreters assist non-English speakers to communicate with their medical/legal or social service providers. This position offers great hourly rates, and the flexibility you need to work on other projects and is a great way to help your community!

Qualifications and Skills

Interpreters need to have complete fluency in their working languages.

ability to instantly comprehend and convert one language into another.

Interpreters also need a good understanding of spoken language.

A good memory is particularly helpful.

Excellent concentration and the ability to think quickly are essential.

Convert concepts in the source language to equivalent concepts in the target language.

Compile information, such as technical terms used in various social settings, into glossaries and terminology databases.

Speak, read, and write fluently in the Foreign Language and English

Relay the style and tone of the original language.

Render spoken messages accurately, quickly, and clearly.

Ability to explain cultural concepts to avoid miscommunication, and to act as a cultural broker.