American Sign Language Onsite Contract Interpreter
About the Role
Propio Language Services is seeking American Sign Language Onsite Contract Interpreters in the Fort Worth, Texas Metro Area to facilitate accurate and meaningful communication across various settings, including healthcare, education, government, legal, and social services.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate and professional consecutive interpretation between English and American Sign Language during accepted onsite assignments.
- Provide remote interpretation by telephone or video when applicable to an accepted assignment.
- Follow applicable interpreter protocols, professional standards, and client requirements.
- Comply with interpreter ethics, confidentiality, privacy, security, safety, and assignment protocols.
- Maintain professional interactions with clients, patients, customers, visitors, healthcare professionals, and other participants.
- Maintain professional language proficiency, terminology, and subject-matter knowledge necessary for accurate and professional interpretation.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Professional proficiency in English and American Sign Language.
- Ability to accurately provide interpretation between English and American Sign Language.
- Hold at least ONE American Sign Language Certification:
- RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)
- EIPA Score 3.7+
- BEI
- State-Specific American Sign Language Interpreting License (where applicable)
- Submission of a current résumé in English during the application process.
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience (where required by client credentialing standards).
- Basic computer and technology proficiency.
- Ability to reliably travel to and from accepted onsite assignments.
- Ability to satisfy health and immunization requirements (e.g., TB screening, MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Tdap, seasonal influenza, COVID-19 vaccination, where required by law or client/site requirements).
- Successful completion of background, security, fingerprinting, and/or drug screening (where required by client/site or applicable law).
- Agreement to confidentiality, privacy, security, and professional ethics requirements.
- One or more years of professional interpreting experience.
- Experience in medical, legal, community, educational, or social-services interpreting (as applicable).
- Relevant interpreter training, credentials, or certifications.
Professional Standards
Propio's interpreter evaluation process follows industry standards established by:
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC)
- International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)
- California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA)
Independent Contractor Relationship
This is an independent contractor position with no employer-employee relationship. Contractors may accept or decline assignments and are not guaranteed a minimum number of assignments or hours. They may provide services to other organizations, subject to confidentiality, security, and conflict-of-interest requirements.
Diversity and Inclusion
Propio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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